Matthew McConaugheyTripp
Sarah Jessica ParkerPaula
Zooey DeschanelKit
Justin BarthaAce
Bradley CooperDemo
Terry BradshawAl
Kathy BatesSue
Tyrel Jackson WilliamsJeffrey
Katheryn WinnickMelissa
Rob CorddryGun Salesman
Patton OswaltTechie Guy
Stephen TobolowskyBud
Kate McGregor-StewartBevWhy it may be worth watching
- Failure to Launch combines Romance and Comedy elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel.
- Viewers currently rate it 5.9/10 from 1,877 votes.
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Failure to Launch
To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Romance, Comedy.
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Themes and topics
sailboatsports carparent child relationshipextreme sportssailingromcomyoung boydating
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r96skExternal review ·
A simply OK film, though the last 20/30 minutes or so does drag a tad.
Matthew McConaughey is good, Sarah Jessica Parker is good, the support cast (which includes an early role of Bradley Cooper's) are good. I didn't overly enjoy what I was watching, but I wasn't particularly bored with it either. I don't really have much to say about it in truth.
At around 90 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome. That makes it a watchable, if slightly forgettable, flick from 2006 in my books.
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