I avoided this movie at first because I loathe Adam DeVine. I ultimately broke down and watched it because I love Anna Kendrick. I figured the one would cancel out the other--and for long portions of this movie, it works out that way. The revelations here are Aubrey Plaza and Zac Efron. The latter is charming and an oddly effortless fit for such ridiculous humor; and if I'd known how funny and cute Plaza could be, I might have checked in on this one much sooner. As for the movie as a whole, it works, up to a point. For a long stretch of its relatively short running time, the film is fearlessly funny, making plenty of comedic hay with healthy doses of crude but not gross humor. Unfortunately, it pulls its punches towards the end, going for the sap instead of sticking to its guns. Plus DeVine eventually goes over the top and makes an ass out of himself instead of letting the comedy do the work for him. Not even the delightful Ms. Kendrick can redeem that act. There are certainly enough laughs to make this one worth a look, if you've got spare time to kill; but it could have been a lot better, with either more or less restraint (depending), and perhaps slightly better casting.
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