Mind you, it's not deep, the exploration is pretty shallow. But, still, it's there, quite enough for a comedy.
It's also quite nice that the relationship between an older man and a younger woman is not being trashed upon by the movie. Sure, it's being trashed upon by many people in the movie, but, that's to be expected. Their frustrations are nicely played out, but, for the movie to also trash on it, we would see Hugh Laurie suffer a terrible fate and something similar (though not so bad) for Leighton Meester.
There are not that many funny moments. But, there's quite a few and they pick up near the end, as it should be. Too many modern comedies try to start early, only to dissolve near the end. Also, the moments are funny in mostly unexpected ways which are relevant to the story.
Thus the script, while not great, is good. I guess the worst part is that we don't really see why does Leighton Meester leave Hugh Laurie at the end. Sure, something like that was to be expected, but, it was too abrupt and unwarranted. Had she stayed for a something like a year, only to realize that she can't stay in New Jersey, yet he won't travel the world with her, that would make sense.
There are quite a few good actors here, but, only Hugh Laurie does a really good job. The rest are OK, but, could have been better. Leighton Meester is _very_ cute in this movie and she tries, but, most of the time she's not getting it right. But, to be frank, hers is the most difficult part, so one should not hold this against her.
So, yes, this is a comedy worth watching.
It's also quite nice that the relationship between an older man and a younger woman is not being trashed upon by the movie. Sure, it's being trashed upon by many people in the movie, but, that's to be expected. Their frustrations are nicely played out, but, for the movie to also trash on it, we would see Hugh Laurie suffer a terrible fate and something similar (though not so bad) for Leighton Meester.
There are not that many funny moments. But, there's quite a few and they pick up near the end, as it should be. Too many modern comedies try to start early, only to dissolve near the end. Also, the moments are funny in mostly unexpected ways which are relevant to the story.
Thus the script, while not great, is good. I guess the worst part is that we don't really see why does Leighton Meester leave Hugh Laurie at the end. Sure, something like that was to be expected, but, it was too abrupt and unwarranted. Had she stayed for a something like a year, only to realize that she can't stay in New Jersey, yet he won't travel the world with her, that would make sense.
There are quite a few good actors here, but, only Hugh Laurie does a really good job. The rest are OK, but, could have been better. Leighton Meester is _very_ cute in this movie and she tries, but, most of the time she's not getting it right. But, to be frank, hers is the most difficult part, so one should not hold this against her.
So, yes, this is a comedy worth watching.