Blockers
Published August 31, 2018
Film info
- Title Blockers
- Director Kay Cannon
- Year 2018
- Run time 1hr 42m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Teens out to have fun, parents out to stop it
From the producers who brought you Neighbors and This Is the End, comes the outrageous comedy: Blockers. When three parents (John Cena, Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz) stumble upon their daughters' pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:52 | “I think our daughters are friends. I think that means we’re friends.” Does it? |
| 4:08 | I like using the premise of an iBook as an excuse to spy on your child. |
| 6:52 | Didn’t understand her football reference but he did, that’s way smart. |
| 8:45 | “Yours can be special and perfect. Mine’s gonna be tonight. And with that dude.” |
| 12:14 | She’s like the worst mum ever. |
| 15:36 | Well, her iMessages sync fine. |
| 21:28 | Frank really is the nicest! You have to go some to hate someone that nice. |
| 25:53 | “She very well could have applied ironically.” |
| 28:11 | You can’t argue with a hashtag. |
| 32:38 | HAIZ! Yes for that being their song! |
| 34:46 | Just realised this is like modern American Pie. |
| 43:23 | “It’s all fun and games until there’s a decapitation.” |
| 56:57 | “I saw the Tokyo one and I saw the one where the Rock punches the torpedo.” That about sums up F&F. |
| 57:08 | WWVDD? |
| 57:34 | “This slow and unfurious attitude is not helping.” |
| 1:06:14 | “There is a lot of game left.” Haha, she was so convincing though. |
| 1:14:23 | Is he breaking every hotel room door? Cos that’s gonna get expensive. |
| 1:19:35 | Don’t forgive him that easily though, jeez. |
| 1:28:00 | “We will be having some shots of alcohol please.” |
| 1:34:19 | Kids getting their own back. |
Conclusions
I had sort of written this film off as not going to be very good, but then I heard a Pop Culture Happy Hour episode where they put it in the same bracket as Game Night, and we loved that one, so why not give this one a chance?
I have to say upfront that I don’t like the premise of this film, and that parents being so involved in their kids lives makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. But, if you put that to one side, then it’s actually a fun movie. The three parents are terrible characters but great to watch unravel as they go on their self-imposed adventure. The kids are really self-aware and confident, strong enough to know what they want despite peer pressure from various sides.
There are plenty of good jokes, and maybe just a couple of dodgy moments that I didn’t particularly enjoy. I was also quite mad at how quickly John Cena was forgiven for throwing a boyfriend at a wall, but it wasn’t really the sort of film to dwell on stuff like that.
Not perfect, but far better than I thought it was going to be.
Rating: 4/5.
Rating: 4 / 5