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Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

tigerized OK, I'll admit that I have a weakness for any movie with dwarfs or monkeys. Grandma's Boy sucked me in with the still frame depicting a chimp, so I was hooked and in for the duration. Unfortunately, the bit with the chimp was a brief cameo at the end, and I paid the price in suffering through the balance of the film first.Billed as a "cult classic" on Hulu, I can only wonder what cult would willing to inflict this stinker on their members more than once. Full of coarse language, sex jokes, and non stop stoner humor, Grandma's Boy is hardly the laugh every three minutes some think it is. The scripting is predictable, the acting strained, and the characterizations unbelievable.The premise has promise with two divergent generations under the same roof, but it's wasted with overt attempts at humor that you can see coming a mile away. Nothing subtle here, unfortunately.The only bright spots for me were David Spade's cameo as a waiter in a vegan restaurant, and Shirley Jones as a horribly miscast over-the-hill cougar. I could believe their performances, even when surrounded by the poor performances of their accomplices.There are plenty of true comedic cult classics to enjoy, such as Blazing Saddles, Airplane!, Young Frankenstein, Where's Poppa?, Ghost Town, etc., but Grandma's Boy ain't one of them.

SnoopyStyle Alex (Allen Covert) is a middle-aged bachelor video game tester living with his roommate Josh. They're thrown out after Josh waste their rent money on hookers. Alex tries to live with his marijuana dealer Dante but Dante is getting a lion. His co-worker Jeff still lives with his parents and Alex has an unfortunate incident with his mom. Alex is forced to stay with his grandma (Doris Roberts) and her two friends Grace (Shirley Jones) and Bea (Shirley Knight). Samantha (Linda Cardellini) is the new executive brought in to launch the latest game.Allen Covert is not a funny performer. Even if you're inclined towards slacker weed humor, Allen doesn't have the charisma to be the lead. The humor is OK for what it is. It has some funny moments but the laughs are limited (unless you're baked).

Caroline Haglund I thought the movie was okay, I probably would have given it an 6 if it wasn't for that it's pretty sexist and degrading towards women. Don't know how many times they called the girls for whores ... It may sound pretentious but it might makesome who see the movie think it's okay to talk about women that way. Nowmost were virgins and did not socialize with so many women, which perhaps explains why they objectifies women all the time. There was even some gay joke I don't think was okay and it was maybe a little too pro drugs. Although the story was quite predictable, it was perhaps a little disappointing. For me it was definitely the old ladies who made ​​the movie good.

FlashCallahan When his roommate spends the rent money on Filipino hookers, Alex, a 35 year old video game tester has to find a new place to live. After embarrassing himself in front of his best friend's mother, Alex is forced to move in with his grandmother. Trying to save face with his younger co-workers, Alex says that he is living with three hot women who keep him up all night....And there's a sub plot about him making a game, and the local geek taking the credit for it......Its a Happy Madison movie, so you know what to expect from the start, and you get what you expect, immature characters, stoners, driving monkeys, and random characters.And its hilarious, from beginning to end, and Covert proves that he can hold a film, as well as being endearing, and genuinely funny.Its not for all tastes, and there are people who would probably balk at the idea that someone likes this, but all the characters are great, there are some laugh out loud set pieces, and even though the writers have included the old movie clichés (hot new woman working at the same place, nerd stealing a great idea) they fit well into the film.Its throwaway stuff, but hilarious nevertheless.Treat your inner immature self...