Wirter: David Wain
Kevin Marino
Starring: Paul Rudd
Jennifer Aniston
Justin Theroux
Malin Akerman
Alan Alda
Joe Lo Truglio
Lauren Ambrose
Jordan Peele
Kathyrn Hahn
Kerri Kenney
Rating: ***
Release Date: Out Now
Here we have two of the funniest and most attractive stars ever put into a film together...Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. They play Linda and George repectively, and they live a pretty cushty life in manhattan, and let's just say money isn't too much of an issue. Paul works in the corporate world which he doesn’t really care for, so that Linda can continue her constant search for a career and life purpose. When a pretty awful day leaves George without a job and Linda with her creative dreams in tatters, the couple realizes their Manhattan lifestyle is over, as they can no longer afford their apartment in the expensive zip code.
With everything they have ever had suddenly gone, George and Linda pack up their things and hit
the road for Atlanta, to set up home with George’s obnoxious brother Rick
(Marino - Co-writer). On their travels they stop over at the scenic
Elysium Bed and Breakfast, which turns into a pretty mind-altering
experience, as George and Linda discover that the B&B houses a
commune of free-spirited and eccentric characters, led by a handsome and
charismatic hippie named Seth (Theroux).
As nice as their stay is, they're not quite ready to settle down with such a lifetsyle, that is untill they spend one disastrous night at George's brother's house. It is such a disaster that they soon find themselves back at the Elysium B&B, ready to
reject their stressful rat-race existence and embrace the ideals of
hippie living. But when the couple starts to grow in separate directions, they
discover that the perfect view of commune life doesn’t quite match up
to the reality.
Most of the film is jam packed with the outrageous supporting characters, which
include a novel-writing, wine-making nudist (Truglio), an
interracial love-couple expecting a baby (Ambrose & Peele), a hot yoga instructor (Akerman), an elderly burnout (Alda), an angry hippie-fundamentalist (Hahn) and an oddball den
mother (Kenney). The individual talents of the cast (combined with
Rudd and Aniston’s own considerable comedic akills) manage to keep the
sketch-like scenes mildly amusing at the very least, despite the fact the scenes are all over the place in terms of comedy style and tone,
and some are definitely stronger than others.
Justin Theroux has been around a fair bit, as he has had a long career as a writer, character actor, and director, and somehow always managed to remain fairly unnoticed. As Seth, Theroux is just as unrecognizable as ever, but definitely
steals just about every scene he’s in. The actor perfectly balances his
hippie-leader between delusion and sleaziness, but is always
humorous, no matter the tone of the scene. I have no doubt, that audiences will walk away
remembering the character, even if they won’t be able to recognize the
face behind the ponytail and bushy beard. Plus the chemistry between him and now girlfriend, Aniston, is electric, so it's kind of amazing to watch on screen.The easiest way for me to describe Wanderlust to you is that it's “harmless” and “amusing.” It's not the most laugh out loud comedy you'll ever see, but the chuckles are plenty, and the central romantic narrative is both engaging and enjoyable. Plus, every actor on screen has the perfect chemistry with the other actors so it really is an easy and enjoyable watch
Wanderlust - Red Band Trailer
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