[interesting concept gone wasted]
IMDB- 5.7
RottenTomatoes- 60
RJG Rating- 50
After struggling to live in New York ,a couple move into Elysium ,a rural commune.
Starring- Paul Rudd,Jennifer Aniston,Justin Theroux,Malin Akerman
Director- David Wain
Wanderlust is about a couple who move into a community,called Elysium. Elysium doesnt depend on the modern world.It instead uses home-made stuff , and the group live together in a peaceful environment without the hassles of todays social rules.
Paul Rudd ,an upcoming comedy actor ,once again gives a great performance.Hes completely at ease and being a very likeable character its easier for the audience to relate to the movie through him.Unfortunately its not the same with Jennifer Aniston.She gives another rigid performance.The rest of the cast too arent very great either.
Wanderlust had a great concept and a good start but it squanders it away in the second half.The concept of a commune had a lot of potential here,but it isnt fully explored.After a brief introduction to a communes positives,the second half entirely shows a negative aspect.
David Wain tries to present a movie in the same vein as Role Models (his earlier directorial venture) ,but ultimately fails.The second half is filled with cliches and becomes very predictable.Also something that bothered me was the extended scenes of monologues by Paul Rudd(ex: him trying to get confident by ranting out expletives in front of a mirror) .At first it was funny but soon it becomes boring.Many scenes go into the awkward silence moments too often.Comedy is okay ,nothing great.
Overall ,Wanderlust wont be interesting for the majority ,but fans of Paul Rudd should give it a watch.
Acting- 3.5/5
Story- 3/5
Direction- 3/5
Comedy- 3/5
Romance- 2/5
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