Wanderlust (2012)

Wanderlust

3/10

Starring

Paul Rudd
Jennifer Aniston
Justin Theroux
Alan Alda
Malin Åkerman

Directed by David Wain

Wanderlust tries and tries to make you laugh, but with the level of profanity and the weird nudity sessions, all I felt was disgusted and I left with a bad aftertaste.

Wanderlust is a certified box office bomb, just making 21 out of the 35 million spent on production. Filming took place mostly in Georgia. The director, David Wain, who is also the writer, kept fans updated on the production progress on his blog, but failed to tell them that they would be wasting their time if they went to see the movie.

I’m not a fan of listening to critics thoroughly, although I enjoy reading their comments, but I have to admit with them, this movie is crap.

The movie did boast of many jokes thrown here and there. Problem is, none quite hit home for me. Having a movie showcasing nudists and hippies and free thinking may be a good thing on paper, but mix that with lack of chemistry between Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd and you have a bad movie. The on-screen chemistry between the two was not there, they looked more like cousins than a couple (arguably siblings).

The plot showcases a couple, George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston), who stay together. George loses his job and his partner Aniston is unemployed, so the couple find themselves with only one option, move in with George's egotistic brother in Atlanta.

On their way there, they had an accident and stumbled upon Elysium, a community filled with characters who don’t believe in money, careers or clothes. The couple found a home in this community and decided to give it a twirl.

The actors in this movie must have failed a course in acting class or either missed the class called “How to Act”. All the cast, except for the two leads, were either over-acting or just not interested in what was going on. The directing and the get-together looks like someone must have been high on cheap drugs to put it all together, because I can't explain why someone would believe swear words and nudity are better than using proper lines.

This is not Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston’s first time working together. They both co-starred in 18 episodes of the sitcom Friends, where Paul played Phoebe’s love interest turned husband. Aniston has done some pretty good movies over the years. Before this, there was the hit Horrible Bosses, but this, like Just Go With It (which starred Adam Sandler), is not it at all.

Save your money, save your time, go see another movie.