Are you tired of your partner giving you a headache and heartaches all the time? Have you been married for a long time and you've been feeling suffocated after not being free for so long? Do you miss the good old times when you were still single and free? Then, why not consider giving or getting a hall pass instead? A quick solution for couples who need time off from each other only to reflect and realize what they've been missing. No guaranteed positive results though.
In the movie, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play Rick and Fred. They are regular husbands and best friends. They are both unhappy with their sex lives and miss their good old single days. After realizing this and the tension becomes unbearable between the two couples, their wives decide to just give them a hall pass, which in this case is a week off from marriage to be exact. They rejoice when they realized that during this week off, they can actually do pretty much whatever they want without their wives getting mad at me even sleep with other women. Little did they realize that the hall pass doesn't just entitle them to do whatever they want but as well as their wives.
With their wives and children away, Fred and Rick decide to check in at a motel just to prepare themselves for their much anticipated week off. They were off to a rocky start as they keep on trying to pick up girls at bars and everywhere else. In the end, they just make complete fool of themselves which makes them feel disappointed and down in the end. On Day One, they decide to eat first before going to a local bar but in the end they eat and drink too much which made them just fall asleep for the rest of the night. Day Two came and as they were playing a game of Golf, they decide to eat some pot brownies which didn't go so well for them. In the end, they just wreak havoc in the golf course which caused them to be kicked out of the place.
On Day Three, Rick and Fred go to Hooters and fail to impress the women there. After a few failed attempts to use their cheesy pick up lines, they decide to just get drunk in order to become more loose but in the end get too drunk and have a fight with the other customers instead. They spend the rest of Day Four inside the hotel due to a very bad case of hangover. On Day Five, they decide to go to a local coffee shop, where Rick decides to flirt with the Australian waitress called Leigh. Despite the insults being done to him by Leigh's crazy co-worker, Leigh becomes attracted to Rick, who in the end invites him to go to the same gym that she works out in. They meet later after that and before heading out for a work out, Leigh invites him to get some coffee after going to the gym. Rick accepts the invitation but decides to get into the sauna first and then falls asleep. He then blows his chance of ever having coffee with her. Meanwhile, their wives, Maggie and Grace, become closer with other men as well. Grace flirts with athlete, Gerry while Maggie finds herself attracted to Gerry's coach.
On Day Six, Rick and Fred go to a bar called Enter the Dragon with one of their professional player friends, where Rick meets his children's babysitter, Paige, who just turned 21 and is with her aunt. Paige is attracted to Rick but he decides she's too young for him and ends up finding Leigh and dancing with her. Brent, the party's DJ, is angry at this. After the party is over, Rick goes to party at Coakley's while Fred takes a girl to his motel room. However, she gets sick and leaves before they can have sex. While going back to his room, Fred comes across Paige's aunt, who mistakes him for Rick and seduces him. He then gives her some fake oral sex which she later finds out about. Rick and Leigh end up being in a room together and as she strips for him and goes over to him to seduce him, he almost gives in but decides to turn her away. He knew now that this hall pass wasn't really necessary and that things just blew out of proportion. He clearly has a good life. He has a beautiful wife waiting for him everyday and he has good kids. What more can he ask for?
After realization hit him, he decides to go back to his motel room and finds Fred having fake oral sex with Paige's aunt. Things go crazy after that as Brent trashes Fred's car and even assaults them. Fred then finds out that his wife got a car accident and hurries to the hospital while Brent hangs on to the roof of the car, obviously hellbent on vengeance. The police seems them and goes after them. They end up reaching the hospital while Brent gets caught by the police. As for Rick, he drives to his wife's parents home in Cape Cod, fearful that his wife might have already cheated on him without him knowing it. Meanwhile, Maggie gets seduced by Gerry's coach and almost gives in but in the end rebuffs him. Grace on the other hand wasn't so faithful and ends up bedding Gerry before getting herself heartbroken which made her have a car accident in the first place. Rick arrives and enters the home, only to see a wine bottle open and two wine glasses on the table. He then hears his wife's voice inside the room and thinks that she has someone with her inside. Rick braces himself for what he's about to see but when he opens the door, he sees his wife sitting on the bed talking to someone on the phone about Grace's accident. They eventually kiss and make up and the rest is history. Both couples went back to their normal lives and fortunately for them, the hall pass that they both gave each other made their marriages a whole lot stronger.
Let's just say that the movie wasn't really that memorable. There were some funny moments and some realistic ones as well. I may not have been married long but I certainly understood how they felt. I am still struggling to getting used with my married life as we speak. Owen Wilson wasn't his usual charming self in this film. I found him to be a more regular Joe here which was something new. As for Jason Sudeikis, I found his role to be annoying at first but eventually, before the movie ends, he turns his act around and becomes a relatable character. Clearly the movie centered on the two married men and their escapades but honestly, the their wives got most of the action. The movie made a good point about marriages and about giving each other hall passes.
If you trust your partner too much then you'd give him/her a hall pass but as I have mentioned earlier, a hall pass doesn't have guaranteed positive results. What if your partner ends up enjoying his week off too much and completely goes overboard to ruin your marriage? Now, that's going to be a big problem and nobody else brought it to your relationship but yourself. I guess the key to making sure a marriage works is that there should still be personal space despite the fact that you are as one. Without personal space, it's suffocating which sometimes lead to both partners wanting to leave and go back to their past lives. I would recommend this movie to married couples who want to have a good time together and want to realize something together. It wasn't a bad movie. Just get yourself through all the chaos within the film and you'll see what the film's actually about. One question remains now though, would you ever be brave enough to give your better half a hall pass?
***CAUTION: SPOILER ALERT!***
In the movie, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play Rick and Fred. They are regular husbands and best friends. They are both unhappy with their sex lives and miss their good old single days. After realizing this and the tension becomes unbearable between the two couples, their wives decide to just give them a hall pass, which in this case is a week off from marriage to be exact. They rejoice when they realized that during this week off, they can actually do pretty much whatever they want without their wives getting mad at me even sleep with other women. Little did they realize that the hall pass doesn't just entitle them to do whatever they want but as well as their wives.
With their wives and children away, Fred and Rick decide to check in at a motel just to prepare themselves for their much anticipated week off. They were off to a rocky start as they keep on trying to pick up girls at bars and everywhere else. In the end, they just make complete fool of themselves which makes them feel disappointed and down in the end. On Day One, they decide to eat first before going to a local bar but in the end they eat and drink too much which made them just fall asleep for the rest of the night. Day Two came and as they were playing a game of Golf, they decide to eat some pot brownies which didn't go so well for them. In the end, they just wreak havoc in the golf course which caused them to be kicked out of the place.
On Day Three, Rick and Fred go to Hooters and fail to impress the women there. After a few failed attempts to use their cheesy pick up lines, they decide to just get drunk in order to become more loose but in the end get too drunk and have a fight with the other customers instead. They spend the rest of Day Four inside the hotel due to a very bad case of hangover. On Day Five, they decide to go to a local coffee shop, where Rick decides to flirt with the Australian waitress called Leigh. Despite the insults being done to him by Leigh's crazy co-worker, Leigh becomes attracted to Rick, who in the end invites him to go to the same gym that she works out in. They meet later after that and before heading out for a work out, Leigh invites him to get some coffee after going to the gym. Rick accepts the invitation but decides to get into the sauna first and then falls asleep. He then blows his chance of ever having coffee with her. Meanwhile, their wives, Maggie and Grace, become closer with other men as well. Grace flirts with athlete, Gerry while Maggie finds herself attracted to Gerry's coach.
On Day Six, Rick and Fred go to a bar called Enter the Dragon with one of their professional player friends, where Rick meets his children's babysitter, Paige, who just turned 21 and is with her aunt. Paige is attracted to Rick but he decides she's too young for him and ends up finding Leigh and dancing with her. Brent, the party's DJ, is angry at this. After the party is over, Rick goes to party at Coakley's while Fred takes a girl to his motel room. However, she gets sick and leaves before they can have sex. While going back to his room, Fred comes across Paige's aunt, who mistakes him for Rick and seduces him. He then gives her some fake oral sex which she later finds out about. Rick and Leigh end up being in a room together and as she strips for him and goes over to him to seduce him, he almost gives in but decides to turn her away. He knew now that this hall pass wasn't really necessary and that things just blew out of proportion. He clearly has a good life. He has a beautiful wife waiting for him everyday and he has good kids. What more can he ask for?
After realization hit him, he decides to go back to his motel room and finds Fred having fake oral sex with Paige's aunt. Things go crazy after that as Brent trashes Fred's car and even assaults them. Fred then finds out that his wife got a car accident and hurries to the hospital while Brent hangs on to the roof of the car, obviously hellbent on vengeance. The police seems them and goes after them. They end up reaching the hospital while Brent gets caught by the police. As for Rick, he drives to his wife's parents home in Cape Cod, fearful that his wife might have already cheated on him without him knowing it. Meanwhile, Maggie gets seduced by Gerry's coach and almost gives in but in the end rebuffs him. Grace on the other hand wasn't so faithful and ends up bedding Gerry before getting herself heartbroken which made her have a car accident in the first place. Rick arrives and enters the home, only to see a wine bottle open and two wine glasses on the table. He then hears his wife's voice inside the room and thinks that she has someone with her inside. Rick braces himself for what he's about to see but when he opens the door, he sees his wife sitting on the bed talking to someone on the phone about Grace's accident. They eventually kiss and make up and the rest is history. Both couples went back to their normal lives and fortunately for them, the hall pass that they both gave each other made their marriages a whole lot stronger.
Let's just say that the movie wasn't really that memorable. There were some funny moments and some realistic ones as well. I may not have been married long but I certainly understood how they felt. I am still struggling to getting used with my married life as we speak. Owen Wilson wasn't his usual charming self in this film. I found him to be a more regular Joe here which was something new. As for Jason Sudeikis, I found his role to be annoying at first but eventually, before the movie ends, he turns his act around and becomes a relatable character. Clearly the movie centered on the two married men and their escapades but honestly, the their wives got most of the action. The movie made a good point about marriages and about giving each other hall passes.
If you trust your partner too much then you'd give him/her a hall pass but as I have mentioned earlier, a hall pass doesn't have guaranteed positive results. What if your partner ends up enjoying his week off too much and completely goes overboard to ruin your marriage? Now, that's going to be a big problem and nobody else brought it to your relationship but yourself. I guess the key to making sure a marriage works is that there should still be personal space despite the fact that you are as one. Without personal space, it's suffocating which sometimes lead to both partners wanting to leave and go back to their past lives. I would recommend this movie to married couples who want to have a good time together and want to realize something together. It wasn't a bad movie. Just get yourself through all the chaos within the film and you'll see what the film's actually about. One question remains now though, would you ever be brave enough to give your better half a hall pass?
The movie poster of the film...
After a long drive from a friend's house, Maggie and Grace gets angry on Rick and Fred which leads them to giving each other their much awaited hall passes...
One of the couples in the film: Grace (Christina Applegate) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis)
The main couple: Maggie (Jenna Fischer) and Rick (Owen Wilson)
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