Owen Wilson single-handedly hauls this amiable, middle-of-the-road comedy out of sheer mediocrity. It's about newlyweds whose marriage is shaken by the antics of a professional slacker who's neither as dumb nor as hapless as he makes out. Flying in the face of the axiom that all comedies end with a wedding, this one opens with a no-expense-spared Hawaiian bash thrown by egocentric real-estate mogul Mr. Thompson (Michael Douglas) for his little girl, Molly (Kate Hudson), and Carl Peterson (Matt Dillon), the drone who somehow snared the boss' daughter. And wouldn't you know, the first moment the couple manages to steal for themselves is interrupted by Dupree (Wilson), ...
Released:
2006
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
108 mins