Hall Pass is definitely a duder comedy. There’s nothing romantic about the film, and it appears to have a heavy dose of The Hangover laced over its framework. That being said, while some of the random moments are hilarious, the majority of the film leaves you sitting there thinking about how awful the characters are. As the film winds towards its eventual conclusion, you’d rather see all these couples torn apart irreparably than stomach the thought of them getting back together and being happier than they are.
In the film, two suburbanite douches (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis) have been given hall passes by their wives. Their wives are fucking morons, and they pretty much give them the hall passes because they think a week off to sow their wild oats will bring them closer together because nothing brings a couple together like infidelity and STD’s. The dudes, being unconscionable and somewhat moronic, high five each other and then go out looking for babes. Unfortunately, their middle class ways and penchant for hitting on chicks that are either out of their league or way too young for them leads to a bevy of comedic scenes which are hit and miss for the most part.
