Wanderlust (2012)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: David Wain 

Writers: David Wain, Ken Marino 

Staring: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston 

Rating: ★★½

This is a film that does everything right but doesn't get the result it deserves, there's many funny moments but it isn't the funniest of films. It lacks diversity in the sense it will drag the same gag and joke the whole way through the film gradually boring you but making you chuckle unknowingly. It's a surprise too with two popular funny leads of Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd who have previously worked together on the set of friends, however they were let down by some sloppy and lazy writing by David Wain and Ken Marino. 

The storyline of Wanderlust isn't at all bad but promising with more than enough potential to make a great comedy. Couple George and Linda Gergenblatt (Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston) find themselves drowning in financial troubles, abandoning ship they decide to leave their loft in Manhattan. At first their plan is to stay at George's brothers house however after constant teasing and bullying they decide to spend a few weeks in a local hippy commute. Living the life drugged up, free and naked and oh no doors in the toilet, what could possibly be the matter. 

The free will life style poses a threat to the couple, especially George who feels at risk with the "practising of free love" rule. There were many opportunities for gags in this film but Wanderlust seem to just present modern hippies and expect it to be funny despite no one finding didgeridoo's and trippy tea served by naked men that funny. George finally snaps at the end and can't take the lifestyle producing the witty, sarcastic mocking humour you would of expected, especially after previous films such as Anchorman (2004). The supporting cast  or "hippies" despite good and nice provide little to none humour whatsoever, that's actually surprising with the likes of Malin Akerman and Joe Lo Trugilo featuring. 

Paul deserves credit in this film, you can obviously tell he had a hard time with the script but despite this he made laughs and most of them. Everything in Wanderlust from the writing, soundtrack, characters where below average with the exception of Paul Rudd. Some people will find this film hugely hilarious, but for me it didn't make me laugh as much as I would of liked. It might be down to personal taste and its a hit or miss film however I want rush to watch this film again and it'll probably be a miss rather than a hit.