In between the plainly failed "Heartbreak Kid" and the so-so "Three Stooges", the Farrellys came up with a movie that at least bears their hallmark style, and has its comedic moments. If you like their original work, then "Hall Pass" is the kind of movie that you won't regret watching, and it will amuse you. Although Farrelly fans wouldn't have minded finally seeing a movie where the brothers have done one even better than "There's Something About Mary" -- and sadly, this isn't it. Ideally, the entire movie would have been in the style and pace of the truly hilarious postquel -- I mean, the short flick with Kathy Gifford during the end title sequence.
The movie starts out kinda slow and too cute -- two family men truly love their picture-perfect wives, but they can't help occasionally ogling the odd young chick. Their wives decide to give them a "hall pass", i. e. "one week off from marriage", where they are free to pursue their sexual aspirations. Then, party time? Of course, the two staid, pot-bellied hubbies are not exactly the carnal predators they were in their college days (or, more to the point, like to imagine themselves to have been), and marital bliss eventually ensues. With a few twists.
The movie starts out kinda slow and too cute -- two family men truly love their picture-perfect wives, but they can't help occasionally ogling the odd young chick. Their wives decide to give them a "hall pass", i. e. "one week off from marriage", where they are free to pursue their sexual aspirations. Then, party time? Of course, the two staid, pot-bellied hubbies are not exactly the carnal predators they were in their college days (or, more to the point, like to imagine themselves to have been), and marital bliss eventually ensues. With a few twists.