Failure to Launch
Published November 14, 2020
Film info
- Title Failure to Launch
- Director Tom Dey
- Year 2006
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline To leave the nest, some men just need a little push
Matthew McConaughey is Tripp, a 35 year-old who still lives with his parents. And who can blame him? It's free, he's got a great room, and mom (Kathy Bates) does the laundry. Desperate to get him out of the house, his parents hire a gorgeous woman, Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), to give him a little... push. They just didn't expect Tripp would push back!
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:13 | “Another one bites the dust and he is still here.” |
| 5:09 | You can see why he wouldn’t want to leave though, that’s a pretty cushy breakfast. |
| 11:05 | “Sometimes I eat on Saturdays.” |
| 15:43 | I can’t believe she cleans his bathroom. |
| 20:59 | I so relate to the fury of listening to bird song and no one else understanding why. |
| 24:33 | “I don’t want to feel the wind, I want to make the wind.” |
| 26:49 | Ugh, paintballing. |
| 35:38 | I have so much affinity with Kit. I want a movie about her. |
| 44:17 | Not a fan of just being able to go up and buy a random gun. |
| 50:09 | “He’s endearing and quirky.” I mean, he really is. |
| 53:27 | This is genuinely the greatest subplot to any film ever. I barely care about the main two. |
| 59:04 | Professional interventionist. |
| 1:07:45 | Mums always know. |
| 1:11:23 | “Your life is fundamentally at odds with the natural world. Mother Nature rejects you.” |
| 1:17:47 | Loving the people she’s gathered as her focus group. |
| 1:24:52 | A whole wall as a screen in a cafe is awesome. |
| 1:27:32 | “Do you want to spend the rest of your life having fun or do you want to spend it with me?” |
Thoughts
I thought this was going to be a straight up rom-com but actually it had a few extra layers and surprises that I really wasn’t expecting. Firstly, it became very clear that the Zooey Deschanel character and subplot was far more interesting than the main one. I didn’t quite understand what was going on with Matthew M being harrassed by wildlife quite so much, it was a weird add-on to the plot.
But ultimately it was funny with a great cast, and better than I’d anticipated!
Rating: 4 / 5