Hall Pass | B

Hall Pass, the newest comedy from the Farrelly brothers, the guys that brought you There's Something About Mary and Shallow Hal, lives up to expectations as far as crude humor is concerned, but is not the instant comedy classic that many of their past movies are.

Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers) and Jason Sudeik is (The Rocker) complement each other well as Rick and Fred, best friends convinced that they could get with gorgeous women if not for their wives, played by Christina Applegate (Anchorman) and Jenna Fischer (The Office, Blades of Glory), respectively. When they are finally given the chance, the two friends go on a wild adventure to find women to hook up with.

The film has a lot of funny moments — the audience is kept laughing throughout thanks to the crude humor the Farrelly brothers are famous for. This includes a scene where Rick appears to be drowning in a hot tub and has to be pulled out by two naked men. It is not only the two main characters that bring the laughs, though. Perhaps the funniest addition to the movie is Rick and Fred's English friend Gary, played by Stephen Merchant, the writer for the British version of The Office. In one of the most memorable scenes in the film, Gary provides the guys with hash brownies during a day of golfing.

The plot of Hall Pass is predictable, with the audience able to guess what's coming at every part of the movie. The only aspect that isn't predictable is the outrageous humor, which gets more and more unbelievable and shocking with every second that passes. This is good for most of the time, but the gross-out humor gets to be a little bit much after awhile. However, thanks to well-timed jokes — which there are plenty of — the film moves at a good pace, and the audience is not left wondering when it will finally be over. The funniest thing about Hall Pass is not the outlandish humor but how amazingly awkward Rick and Fred are. When they try to pick women up in Hawaiian shirts and motorcycle helmets, using ridiculous pick-up lines they found on Google, the audience can't help but squirm. It is this awkwardness that makes the movie watchable.

Though Hall Pass relies a bit too heavily on gross-out humor, the film is fun to watch. The acting is solid all around and the audience is kept laughing throughout. Even with a very predictable plot line and slightly disturbing antics, Hall Pass is worth seeing.