Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.
While it isn't a shot-for-shot replica, certainly no one can accuse Hollywood of dumbing things down here.
– Martin Tsai,
Newark Star-Ledger,
23 Dec 2014
fresh:
Although it still only just gets away with sundry homophobic and size-ist gags, there's a tad more zing than the original, though if you caught that already, be warned: this is a scene-for-scene retread.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
2 Jun 2010
fresh:
I like the cast.
– A.O. Scott,
At the Movies,
26 Apr 2010
fresh:
I like this new one mainly because of the cast.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr 2010
rotten:
Rock's interventions can't compensate for excessive fealty to dumb gags.