Failure to Launch (Full Screen Edition) | 
| Director: Tom Dey
Actors: Matthew Mcconaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates, Terry Bradshaw, Zooey Deschanel
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  149 reviews
Sales Rank: 35364
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D118104D
UPC: 097361181042
EAN: 0097361181042
ASIN: B000FILV28
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 2006
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A THIRTYSOMETHING SLACKER SUSPECTS HIS PARENTS OF SETTING HIM UP WITH HIS DREAM GIRL SO HE'LL FINALLY EVACUATE THEIR HOME.
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The plot of Failure to Launch is utterly implausible, yet the movie is thoroughly fun. Tripp (laid-back Matthew McConaughey, Sahara, Dazed and Confused) is a 35-year-old man who still lives with his parents (Kathy Bates, Misery, and ex-quarterback Terry Bradshaw)--and they aren't happy about it. Eager to get him out of the nest, they hire Paula (Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker), a professional motivator who feigns relationships with boy-men so that their improved self-esteem will lead them to leave the nest. But Tripp's not the usual insecure shut-in Paula's used to, and as sparks fly, Paula finds herself losing her professional distance. This sort of set-up drove classic screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s; once you embrace the absurdity, the movie zips along with a surprising balance of humor and bittersweet shadings. Failure to Launch gets a huge boost from the supporting performance of Zooey Deschanel (Elf) as Paula's housemate Kit--part sourpuss, part tomboy, and entirely sexy and winning. McConaughey and Parker have enjoyable chemistry and carry the movie well, but Deschanel is an oddball romantic-heroine-in-waiting. Also featuring Bradley Cooper (Alias) and Justin Bartha (National Treasure). --Bret Fetzer
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 Failure to think outside the rom-com box. April 15, 2009
kaduzy (Ithaca, NY)
This flick follows in the footsteps of so many romantic comedies with complex premises that in no way mirror real life. The male lead still lives at home, and all of his friends are also grown men who won't leave the nest. His parents say they hate him living there but continue to spoil and indulge him -- and all of their friends are parents of kids who won't leave the nest. Are you sensing a pattern here?
Instead of evicting their home-bound son, the parents overcompensate by hiring a woman to do their job for them. This part is played by Sarah Jessica Parker, starring as Carrie Bradshaw/Paula -- in one scene, Matthew McConaughey even compliments her shoes. The token black character also doubles as the obligatory precocious child. The male characters talk like only male characters in movies talk. Then there's a strange subplot involving McConaughey's character getting bit by a bunch of random animals, and a totally ridiculous subplot involving a mockingbird.
But what does any of that matter, really. When you watch a movie like this you pretty much know what you're getting into, and when it stars Matthew McConaughey, who pretty much makes his entire living these days starring in fluff-n-fold movies where he spends most of his time shirtless, you definitely can't expect anything more. His days of making actual quality films are obviously way behind him. The extras on the disc are mostly forgettable, but there is a rather interesting feature on "The Failure to Launch Contest" that amused me. You always hear about random contests a movie runs as a cheap way to gin up free publicity, but it's rare for any of them to have a human face, or visible results. This contest involved two actors from the film actually picking a person to award with six months of free rent, which is a VERY good prize, and they seemed to pick a deserving winner.
If only the same could be said of the movie. It's not a winner, nor is it deserving of any accolades, but it's watchable and it kills the time.
 Mindless, immature fluff March 21, 2009
Niki M. (Alexandria, VA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow. I am now 30 minutes into watching this "masterpiece" and I can barely stand it. The humor is juvenile; scenes are a random, disjointed mess; acting is flat. Horrid. This is a perfect example of a movie that has no substance trying to distract viewers with cutesy scenes. Thank god, I am watching it for free.
 Failure to Launch March 7, 2009
mama of 2 beautiful boys (Carrrier Mills, Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Failure to Launch is a great movie! I've watched this movie at least 4 times! Sarah Jessica Parker is hilarious! And Matthew, well...he's handsome and funny!! 5 star movie!
good movie January 29, 2009
sunny
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is good to watch especially that is had Matthew in it who I like to watch and also the price was reasonable from the seller.
Excellent romantic comedy and romance story December 6, 2008
MrPraveen09 (CARY, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is about Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) who is 35 years old and still lives with his parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw). Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) is hired by his parents to try and push him out of the home and get him on his own two feet. But the problem is that she starts to fall for him romantically and feels bad that she is only "using" him for business purposes.
The movie takes the audience on a wild guessing ride about if Tripp and Paula will end up getting together romantically (and will Tripp leave the house). There are a lot of laugh out loud laughs along the way such as when Zooey Daschael's character gives CPR to a bird and the bird bites her on the nose!!
I can assure you that you will love this movie. It is one of my favorites and all time hits of the 2000's. It is just ashame they don't have many copies of the movies left in stock at local Blockbuster's. Great movie!
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