Truthfully, I had no plans or intentions of watching this movie. It was recommended and lent to me by friends because they thought it was the funniest movie ever. I thought, ok, I'll give it a try, maybe my prejudgment against the flick was a bit too harsh and prejudgy. I've been wrong before, and I will watch any free movie if recommended.
Not this time. This movie turned out to be what I predicted. It was a thin romantic comedy punctuated by the gross-out humor that made Cameron Diaz famous in There's Something About Mary, only now she's part of a gaggle of commitment-phobic girls (odd turnaround that) who like to party with or without men, until she finds that one guy that suddenly makes her decide she's "tired of the game." Add to that a semi-cute but vapid guy, a road trip complete with a panty-dance, and sex with a guy in an elephant suit in a dressing room, and you have this movie.
And that's all there was to that. There was an awful lot of penis and semen jokes in the middle, and girls acting like girls. Except they weren't acting like any girls I know (and I know some crazy girls).
There were some funny moments, or, at least, some moments when I remember laughing. I don't remember what they were, and I don't really care. I'm not fond of these type of movies. I prefer wit, and if there are going to be "dick and fart jokes," they should be well mixed with obscure references and witty repartee, like in a Kevin Smith film.
I rate this movie a 4.5 for somewhere between nice idea, didn't pull it off, and utterly mediocre because there are other versions of this movie, only with guys acting like the buffoons at which we're supposed to laugh. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say "yay girl power" here or not. Frankly, I didn't relate to or believe any of the characters. I was totally disconnected from the film. So, they may have pulled off what they were aiming, but I'm not exactly sure it was such a nice idea. As such, it SO does not pass the test. I gave it a chance and found that this film was not quite the sweetest thing.