Failure to Launch [HD DVD] [2006] [US Import]

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  • Actor : Matthew McConaughey
  • Actor : Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Actor : Zooey Deschanel
  • Actor : Justin Bartha
  • Actor : Bradley Cooper
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Binding : HD DVD
  • Creator : Matthew McConaughey
  • Creator : Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Director : Tom Dey
  • EAN : 0032429016560
  • Format : Collector's Edition
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : Dolby
  • Format : DTS Surround Sound
  • Format : Dubbed
  • Format : Special Edition
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : Widescreen
  • Label : Paramount
  • Languages : Subtitled: English, Subtitled: French, Subtitled: Spanish, Original Language: English, Original Language: French, Original Language: Spanish, Dubbed: French, Dubbed: Spanish
  • Manufacturer : Paramount
  • MPN : 01656
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.58 inches (Height) x 7.10 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 5.42 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : 01656
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : Paramount
  • Release Date : 2007-04-24
  • Running Time : 96
  • SKU : HD-DVD-FAILURE
  • Studio : Paramount
  • UPC : 032429016560

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 humour 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

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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