To be honest, the trailers made this movie look pretty stupid. With that said, while it was stupid in many cases, it was also silly fun as well. As with most comedies, it's subjective, and the jokes are hit or miss depending on the person. Comedies lately tend to go for outrageousness to provide the humor, and this film is no exception. In some cases it worked well, and in some it was just embarrassing. Now to explain my experience and enjoyment of the movie, I would have to divide it into two camps; the teenagers, and the adults.
The teenagers I thought had a pretty typical story for a comedy, about being teens out to lose their virginity. Usual it's from a teenage boy's perspective, so I actually appreciate this progressive take on the subject matter. The comedy angle that came from these teens though seemed to be more miss than hit for me. I thought they had some strong funny moments, but I thought they weren't enough of them from that part of the movie. Also plot conveniences kinda creeps in for some unearned moments.
As for the adults, I thought their comedy was mostly hits than misses. The tropes they used for the parents being overly protective, or one trying to be super cool, aren't exactly original or unique, however I thought they made it worked decently well. I felt like I was having more fun following what the adults were going through, in reaction to what the teens were doing. The biggest laughs I had with the movie involved the adults, and one particular scene in a house was a huge stand-out for me. As it goes, some plot conveniences kinda creeps in for some unearned moments as well.
As a comedy, "Blockers" is funny enough and has a great cast to be worth checking out, although it isn't a laugh-riot like it probably hopes it is. Part of the reason is that the movie can't get out of it's own way by planting way too many sentimental emotional moments that grinds the comedy to a halt. The momentum just stops multiple times, usually to expand on the thematic plot elements of the whole story. I like what this film has to say, but it needs a better balance between all that and the funny.
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