Alex is a 35-year-old video-game tester who is happy with his work and is making ends meet - until he discovers that his roommate hasn't paid the rent for the last six months, using the money to finance repeated visits to a local massage parlor. After running out of friends who will let him sleep on their couch, Alex swallows his pride and moves in with his grandma Lily, who loves Alex and is happy to give him a place to stay in exchange for doing chores around the house. Lily shares her home with two friends, perpetually confused Bea and sexually adventurous Grace, and between the three of them, there's always work to be done, keeping Alex busy nearly every night. While Alex tells his co-workers he's living with three attractive women who are running him ragged, they don't know the real story; in the meantime, Alex is trying to charm the beautiful new executive, Samantha, while butting heads with the firm's space-case CEO Cheezle and J.P., a teenage game designer who is no longer in touch with reality.
If you like Adam Sandler's comedies, then you will most likely get a kick from this one. It is produced by Sandler's Happy Madison production company and features many of the actors that made appearances in his past films. However, this movie isn't as funny as Sandler's classics (to be clear, Sandler isn't in this film). Most of the comedy in this film comes from jokes about being stoned and drunk which gets old and not so funny toward the end. There are some very funny parts and some original characters that add a lot to the film. I just think it could have been a lot funnier if the pot references were just one part of the film instead of the main recurring theme.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Shirley Jones, Doris Roberts, Kevin Nealon
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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