Wanderlust
First screened in August 2012
Director: David Wain. Cast: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Alan Alda, Ken Marino, Michaela Watkins, Malin Akerman, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Joe Lo Truglio, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Ambrose, Jordan Peele, Mather Zickel, Zandy Hartig, Keegan Michael Key, Linda Lavin, Jessica St. Clair. Screenplay: Seth MacFarlane.

Twitter Capsule: A patently fun time for its cast, a solid Olympic squad of line-readers and improvisers. Story, shots a bit hemmed in.

VOR:   Fun comic uptake of post-recession blues. Some in the supporting cast rarely get this level of showcase. Otherwise, doesn't linger much.



Photo © 2012 Universal Pictures/Relativity Media

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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