6/10
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play Linda and George, a couple trying to get-by in NYC. They buy a flat that's too small and too expensive, and then George loses his job. This forces them to travel to George's brothers house to sort themeslves out. On the way, they come across a hippy commune founded in 1971 by Carvin (played by Alan Alda). A process of enlightenment ensues and it's all hunky-dory in the end.
It's not hard to like both Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as leading actors - they're like your best friends on screen - but it's harder to like the film as a whole. The main problem is that's it's very formulaic - you will have seen this film many, many times before and you know exactly what will happen. Many of the gags are a little flat and I only really laughed when some out-takes were shown at the beginning of the credits. The cast appeared to have a great time making the film but Director, Paul Wain, doesn't translate this onto the screen as he should have done (unlike other 'Apatow' films such as Knocked Up or Stuck on You - both of which I much preferred).
I'm probably being a bit mean-spirited! This film is nice enough and most people will leave the cinema entertained even if their sides hadn't split.
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