The deliberate comic relief is hard to untangle from the knot of absurdity in this flick.
Is this line a joke?
DESCHANEL: We can't just stand by and be uninvolved observers! We're not assholes!
How about the following exchange?
LEGUIZAMO: I'm going to tell you something nobody should ever say to their best friend.
WAHLBERG: Why is everyone saying that to me lately?