Review: Hall Pass
The long-standing marriages of Owen Wilson and Jenna Fischer, and Jason Sudeikis and Christina Applegate, appear to have hit a rough patch. Child-rearing has found Fischer too tired for sex, whilst Wilson is kinda sorta noticing his young babysitter. Applegate and Sudeikis don’t have kids, but similarly, Sudeikis’ urges aren’t being fulfilled (except by himself), and his eye practically wanders out of its socket. One day, a mutual friend (Joy Behar, of all people) has a suggestion for the wives; Give their husbands a week-long ‘Hall Pass’, where the males have a week to do whatever they want, with whomever they want. The idea is that the men will realise that they’re carrying on like toolbag horndogs and it’ll make them see the light and appreciate what they already have at home. Whilst the boys are sowing their wild oats, the girls go on vacation and find temptations of their own. Nicky Whelan is the hot Aussie barista whom Wilson ogles, Rob Cowan is a douchebag rich acquaintance,...