Silliest of all is the realisation that Jack has undertaken his journey not to save the good burghers of New York, nor even just to save his own son, but rather simply to prove that he can for once keep an appointment — making the final
scenes of this film hilariously anticlimactic, as our hero is left with literally nothing to do except grin.
Not exact matches
Director Peter Segal and writers Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Paul Weitz, and Chris Weitz (the latter two the duo who directed American Pie) haven't completely dropped the toilet humor that characterized the Klump family's two
scenes in the original
film (though they probably should have; the flatulence jokes are among the
film's flattest gags), but the bulk
of their laughs derive from their personalities — or in the case
of hilariously bickering Papa and Granny, the clash
of them.
The golden idol
of the
film, however, is Sean Gunn, whose Marty is
hilariously in his own world and absolutely steals every single
scene he's in.
However, he is part
of the
film's most entertaining
scene, which involves a surprise cameo by a well - known actor,
hilariously playing himself.
The
film is jam - packed with hilarious moments, but one
of the most noteworthy is the entirely NSFW «Calendar Girl»
scene in which Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) celebrate every major national holiday with a
hilariously «athletic» sex montage.