Unfinished Business

Once again, the Americans made a comedy that completely made up their own Europe (Berlin here, to be exact). It’s fun here and there, but it’s also boring here and there. Overall, it was a pleasant filler for my workday evening and it’s not really disappointing. Nick Frost a Dave Franco are definitely the best, even though I must admit that Vince Vaughn wasn’t that bad. He practically always plays the same character in comedies, so there was nothing to be bad at. It’s just a shame that this movie wasn’t exactly generous with humor and didn’t add a bit more of the edgier humor that was in the movie here and there. I wouldn’t mind at all. (25.01.2016)

For a while it looks like a slightly bitter comedy about a middle-aged guy with ordinary problems, then like a crap variation on Eurotrip full of cheap and not very well-functioning profanity and tired jokes. Vince Vaughn plays the same character he's been playing for the last decade, Tom Wilkinson clearly doesn't want to be in front of the camera much, and Dave Franco is a moron. I was quite a fan of the Ken Scott/Vince Vaughn duo after the cool Delivery Man, but this is a severe borefest. (08.06.2015)

Vince Vaughn should realize that he simply is not funny anymore, and I almost feel like he never was funny. His character didn't annoy me as much as usual this time, but I definitely didn't enjoy his presence. Dave Franco is here as the idiot, which was fine with me, Tom Wilkinson is basically pointless. This journey through Europe is boring. (08.06.2015)

I revisited this movie today because I didn't remember it well, and I generally like Vince Vaughn. However, while I haven't given up on Vince Vaughn, I have given up on this film. I'm not sure how I came to my original rating years ago. I must have been completely out of it. I've mentioned before that if a comedy doesn't make me laugh, it's a problem. Exclamations like "Boobs!" or "Look, two buttcracks!" just didn't do it for me, making it clear that I'm not the target audience for this type of humor. I reluctantly gave it one star for the intriguing detective plot, which I couldn't quite figure out. So, why did Vince Vaughn, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost, and James Marsden choose to be in this mess? I have no idea. / Lesson learned: If you prefer fake human and family values over humor, then this might be the film for you. (19.06.2022)