Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
An unemployed slacker, played by Jonah Hill, takes up a job babysitting three kids little does he know just how much he has taken on and how much trouble it will be.
Okay I’ll admit it, every now and then I like a trashy comedy. I won’t sit here and pretend to be highbrow. My sense of humour is darkly juvenile and/or edgy for sure. As such I actually found this film to be quite funny, I wouldn’t say all of the jokes landed but about sixty percent of them did and that pushes the ratio in a positive direction.
I found the film to be surprisingly heart felt at times as well, yes it won’t win any awards for the more serious moments, but I thought when the film took a break to reflect it really worked well. I particularly enjoyed how Hill’s character realised slowly over the course of the film that he was in a toxic relationship; I thought these moments felt earnt and well done.
Sam Rockwell is a delight as the villain though I would say he is underused.
In terms of issues I would say this film is a little too reliant on gross out humour, or little kids saying bad words humour, neither of which land well and more often than not come across of quite desperate.
Overall, a funny trashy comedy film that won’t blow you away and is a bit too reliant on gross out humour.
Pros.
The heartfelt moments
A good number of funny jokes
Hill
Cons.
Too much gross out humour
The ending
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Another Millennial Reviewer 
I sometimes like trashy comedies too. I recently watched ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ with my dad and enjoyed it. And Sam Rockwell is awesome! 🙂
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