What’s Aged the Worst?
The cop character; the Apatow rock-bottom formula; runtime; puppies as party favors
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- The cop is the weak spot of the movie; none of his scenes had come up among the memorable ones, unlike Hamm's perfectly written part.
- A friendly cop joking about shooting people would not appear in 2020.
- His motivation is unclear: he runs radar traps all day, has an Irish accent, and buys $200 of baking supplies after one night.
- In the baking scene he was trying to be sweet but was presumptuous; Chris O'Dowd is Irish and was reportedly meant to be American until they kept his real voice.
- Rebel Wilson and Rose Byrne are Australian; O'Dowd and Byrne are good together in Juliet, Naked.
- The cop was also one participant's recasting nomination, deferred to that category.
- The Apatow formula of a rock bottom with about 27 minutes left and a late rally feels familiar from other movies.
- The runtime is too long; movies and documentaries should be the right length, not padded by 20 minutes.
- Funny People is loved but clearly 30 minutes too long; Apatow's best scenes come in the first two-thirds.
- Agreement that the final third runs long; Apatow throws a great first six innings, joked as a Blake Snow outing.
- Giving out puppies as party favors is irresponsible, and Megan keeps them in her van during the party; the scene is worth it, and the pink berets make the callback pay off.