Failure To Launch [Blu-ray]

Made this choice for the parents who were both in their mid-80s and everybody enjoyed it.

Ok, but I LIKE mushy, romantic, gobbly-gook. It's all the cliches and hallmarks of you're quintessential romantic comedy. The premise is different and there's a few really good laughs. SJP was good, Boy-she's got eyes just like Bab's and Matthew is probably as naturally charming as a person can be. The supporting cast was great as well. It's a movie that will just make you feel good and it's a light watch but I wasn't expecting anything different from that, so it was fun.

Great cast, likeable characters, and some really funny scenes/storylines. An overall feel-good, lighthearted movie that managed to avoid the worst rom-com tropes and remain fairly original, at times being actually quite insightful.

With this movie .. You will "Win some & you Will lose some"., The reviews were pretty poor but there is always a different flavor for someone else. Sarah Jessica Parker may not have much on screen chemistry .. with her co-star Matthew McConaughey ... but the message they were sending is one that many of a parent. May not ever forget ... seeing that most of us. Leave the roost by 18-20 years of age. Leaving ho,me was a given for me .. I knew I wanted to break free and I wasn't having any of that . Hanging around ..and living off my grand parent's dime. I have seen many of story on the national news .. Regarding a adult child staying at home until their ready for college, marriage or just "too darn lazy" to pack a bag. Then let their soles of their feet.. travel a path .. the path .. of direction toward's .. their "DREAMS". I couldn't see staying at home with a parent ..unless they were ill or dying. Jessica didn't come off sleazy .. just hollow inside . Imagine you are a so-called therapist..? Your job is to "lure" an over the "Legal " drinking limit guy ,. out of his parent's home..? Well if you have a relative or friend who is living in this boat..? Encourage him to watch this movie..? Just invite him over for dinner ..(Your treat).. and during dinner.. Spring this movie on him..! Kathy Bates and former NFL Terry Bradshaw play the parent's..? WOW ! Every parent must prepare their child for this .. journey .. This new adventure in their life... If not... they will become a failure .. By the way .. I left home at 19 years and .. NEVER looked back. The script was a bit dry .. but had the writer's did some changing of how the "Stay @ home child" gotten in that position .. a bit earlier or gave it an additional twist ? This movie wouldn't have so many poor reviews ...-^

Its a really good movie. Funny, meaningful, down to earth. Not to fast not too slow. Good romantic comedy.

Funny film for the family

I like this movie, it's really cute and normally I don't like rom coms but this one is kind of a comfort movie. I wish I had waited until it was free to watch either here on on another platform but it's a good go-to comfort film for me. I like their chemistry, it's just your basic cute little rom com.

Very funny!!

If taken as it is intended - a light comedy about the failure of mid-thirties men to leave home - then this is a fun if quickly forgettable hour and a half viewing.Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker star as the failed to launch and the mixed up launcher, though there is little on screen chemistry between them and ultimately they "fail to launch" themselves.It is left to the supporting cast, especially Zooey Deschanel and Kathy Bates to save the film and they turn in excellent performances to do so as Sarah Jessica Parker's room mate and Matthew McConaughey's mother respectively.Overall, a decent twist on the romantic comedy genre and a bit of light fun viewing.

McConaughey is a 30+ still at home, his parents (Bradshaw & Bates) hire Parker as a girlfriend to encourage him to move out. She then ends up falling in love with him, but he ends it when he finds out what her job is. Do they work it out? I won't spoil the end of the film, what kind of a girl do you think I am?!This is a real middle of the road film. It's a good concept, which fuels the story along as to when he'll move out & as we realise Parker's hung up on him. There are some really funny moments, especially with Zooey Deschanel as Parker's flatmate. The pacing is fine. But I didn't love the ending, they get locked in a room together in the hope they'll work it out...?!! It's just not enough of a climax for me hence missing a star.

I am an old chap so normally avoid romcoms, but I've watched this one several times. Intelligent funny, the sub plots are nearly as interesting as the main, and the characters are believable (except of course for the strange things that people do in order to create a bit of suspense, and then to have a happy ending (sorry if I spoiled it for you -- but it is a romcom so you probably guessed).

This is a brilliant comedy,’ very good acting to,’ its so good,’ I watch it over and over again,’I’d recommend this film to anyone that loves comedy 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I bought this, and it came pretty quick.But I'm appaulled that the case is literatlly shredded, the top half of the case is ready to fall off. The disc was jumping around in it, thankfully it's not scratched. It was never placed correctly inside. Now, that may be the delivery's fault, but I think the company I bought it from needs to put more protection other than a thin layer of bubblewrap and an envelope!Buy it through Amazon! Not PriceMania.