Me Time

With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Stars: Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall, Tahj Mowry, Jimmy O. Yang, Carlo Rota, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Melanie Minichino, Deborah S. Craig, Thomas Ochoa, Sandra Rosko, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Chau Long, Kieran Roberts, Bottara Angele, Alexis Rhee, Phillip Brandon, Sharon Gardner, Michelle DeShon, Sean Patrick Bryan, Allison Bills, Nick Taylor, Vitta Quinn, Antione Grant, Kayden Alexander Koshelev, Che Tafari, Bonnie Mercado, Connie Chen, Brad Lee Wind, Shyaam Karra, Noah Staggs, Carlos Javier Rivera, Prisca Kim, Paul Riley Fox, Amentii Sledge, Diane Delano, Kamilah Michelle Hatcher, Jai Carter, Kavya Thakrar, Andrew Santino, Naomi Ekperigin, Drew Droege, Manika Beverly, Oren Skoog, Cathy Chang, Taani Fuahala, Koji Niiya, Octavio Solorio, Jameelah, Sydney Skidmore, John Amos, Anna Maria Horsford, Craig Hosking, Ben Schneider, Shira Gross, Seal, Jean-Philippe Kaya, James Chan, Morgan Grier, Mila Sussman, Charlene Hoover, Amanda Barlow
  • Director: John Hamburg
 Comments
  • The-Sarkologist - 17 December 2022
    Wahlberg and Hard's Midlife Crisis
    At first I though this film was going to be a bit dull, but it is really about a couple of men who are coming to terms that they have basically entered the middle of their life and are wandering where bascially everything has gone. One of them is a party animal, and at the age of 44 he is still partying like he is in his 20s (I sort of can relate to that). The other is a stay at home Dad who is heavily involved in the school while his wife is a successful architect.

    Yep, this is one of those midlife crisis movies, to an extent. The thing is that the Dad has decided to cut all ties with his friend, however at the encouragement of his wife, he decides to go to his party only to discover that there is more to what meets the eyes. It turns out that he has gone to a loan shark to pay for this latest party because he is no longer the successful advertising executive that he used to be.

    Of course, like a lot of these films, it is basically giving us an insight into American culture that we sort of wonder if it actually still exists. Okay, maybe it is because I am being given a different view based upon what social media tends to kick up at us, but then again, like a lot of similar movies about the mid-life crisis (and of course they happen to be gen Xers like myself) the running theme is that it is never too late to change your life around.

    Mind you, the other thing is that it also seems to be something of a disruption, but then again I feel that the Dad has been so caught up in looking after the kids, and being involved in the school, that he has basically missed out on living his life. However, it turns out that there is a bit of a twist here as well, so what appears to be the case at the beginning of the film, turns out to be something completely different. Of course, the person that came up with this idea happens to be somebody that we probably shouldn't be listening to.

    I suspect that this is one of those films that has been created by the Netflix algorithm. Namely that it works out what people are watching, and what people are liking, and as such spits out the idea for a movie, with specific actors, and specific themes. I suspect it was something like 'a midlife crisis comedy starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg'. Yeah, Wahlberg and Hart do seem to come out with some interesting films, and this one, while a bit annoying at first, turned out to be not all that bad.
  • Eric266 - 31 October 2022
    Meh Time
    Kevin Hart is a hilarious comedian and fun actor. Mark Wahlberg has shows he is a versatile and talented actor. Neither one of them can save this movie.

    Hart is Sonny, a stay at home dad whose life-long friend, Huck (Wahlberg) is the exact opposite of him. Sonny is organized and low-key. Huck is wild and adventurous...or so we are supposed to believe after a few short introductory scenes. When left alone for a week, Sonny is supposed to enjoy some me time (roll credits), but instead decides to join Huck on a wild adventure to celebrate Huck's 44th birthday.

    There is one very funny scene involving a mountain lion and a somewhat funny scene involving a turtle. Other than that, this movie is pretty bland. The movie tries to do the heartstring thing by having Huck's life be a facade and some tension with Sonny and his teenage son, Che. It doesn't work. The characters aren't well-written and there is zero attempt at character development. Most of the jokes and situations fall flat (aside from the two mentioned above.) Regina King as Sonny's long-suffering wife is so one-dimensional, anyone could have played it and Ms. King could have done something else.

    I gave this movie a 5 rating based strictly on Hart's and Wahlberg's charm. If you're a fan of these actors, you might want to give it a look.

    Otherwise, this is one of those movies you can skip.