Failure to Launch

Pros: Lots of cute, quirky humor.
Cons: Can you say "predictable" ?

Yes, it's a formulaic romantic comedy. Yes, it stars two unrealistically beautiful people who, in real life, would never still be single (Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker). Yes, it has a dumb, unbelievable premise. And, yes, it is quite ...

Pros: n/a
Cons: Story was not believalbe and acting was not that great.

Failure to Launch was a chick flick at its worst. It is labeled a "romantic comedy" but there was really no great comedy in this movie. I would never have paid to see this movie in the theater and probably not to rent it either. But I saw it on a ...

Pros: Decent acting, interesting story, moments of humor
Cons: Frenetic moments, predictability, final moments, Main characters

It's rare that I wait more than four days to review a movie (a trip out of town saw to that in this case) and it's even more uncommon that I review a movie that I saw under such strange circumstances as "Failure To Launch." My mother was watching ...

Pros: Zooey Deschanel
Cons: lackluster comedy and romance. No chemistry between the leads.

I finally watched this comedy love story now that it is out on DVD. The basic story if you don't already know is that 35 year old Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) still lives with Mom (Kathy Bates as Sue) and Dad (Terry Bradshaw as Al). Sue and Al hire ...

Pros: Matthew McMconaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker
Cons: Few cheesy scenes and pretty much a shallow movie.

Plot: Failure to Launch is a movie about a 35 year old man named Tripp(Matthew McConaughey) who still lives with his parents. His mom does all his laundry, cooks his meals, and makes cute little sack lunches for him. His parents are ready for him to ...

Pros: Funny movie with great cast!
Cons: None!

Failure To Launch is a 2006 comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker. The DVD was released in late June and it was by that avenue that I recently watched this movie. I found it to be a good movie and entertaining for an ...

Pros: Funny moments and good acting
Cons: Predictable story

Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) has a wonderful life. He's handsome, loves his job, and any time he wants to be dumped, he has the perfect plan. He just takes the girlfriend home and lets her find out he still lives with Mom and Dad (Kathy Bates and Terry ...

Pros: A few funny moments
Cons: Shallow concept, too silly

Failure to Launch is a romantic comedy starring the unlikely pairing of Matthew McConaughey with Sarah Jessica Parker. It’s a story about a man in his 30’s who still lives with his parents and has no intention of leaving until the right girl comes ...

Pros: Terry Bradshaw and Zooey Deschanel; good supporting cast all around
Cons: No chemistry between lead characters; over-the-top scenes

Earlier this week I had a couple hours to myself and when I wandered into the nearest mall and remembered how much I hate shopping, I decided to go see a movie. The only thing playing that I had any small amount of interest in, along with the knowledge ...

Pros: Funny, entertaining, likeable cast, good soundtrack
Cons: Could have done much more with ancillary characters, a bit predictable

Failure to Launch is a light hearted and very enjoyable romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker. The story follows the traditional romcom format but does so in a way that provides plenty of genuine laughs and somehow ...

Pros: Sarah Jessica Parker's outfits of course
Cons: not much

Just when you thought Sarah Jessica Parker had sold all her Sex and the City dresses and movie costumes to PremiereProps.com here's come another chance for her, this time though, she wears a new hat, and offers us a fresh new look at her talents. As ...

Pros: Some funny moments, Terry Bradshaw and Zooey Deschanel
Cons: Sarah J. wasn't so good. run of the mill RomCom

http://www.filmcriticsunited.c om Deniro, Pacino, Brando and now Bradhaw. That’s NFL hall of Famer, Fox TV broadcaster Terry Bradshaw my friends. Mr. Bradshaw proves to be the thespian of life in Paramount Pictures ‘Failure to Launch’, a ...

Pros: animal hijinks, quirky touches
Cons: predictable storyline, limited chemistry

By now, every grinning glibster, assigned to review this film, has observed some variation of the obvious: that Failure to Launch failed to fail. The only romantic comedy, within any memory, that could say, "Failure is my FIRST name," opened at number ...

Pros: McConaughey and Parker have good chemistry. Interesting plot idea.
Cons: Predictable in places. Could be too silly or light hearted for some viewers.

I think the first time I saw a preview for Failure to Launch was when I went to seeT he Family Stone . The preview made Failure to Launch look interesting. I really like Matthew McConaughey ...

Pros: very funny, nicely crafted, great supporting cast, very nice chemistry between leads
Cons: a little cookie-cutter

Trip has been living with his parents for quite a long time. Actually, it has been for 35 years, and his parents have almost reached the point where they can't take it anymore. Sure they love him a lot, but there comes a point when parents just want to ...