Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Just perfect...

Admirable film.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Not a fan of Will Ferrell as a comedian but agree he did a good job. It suits his personality much better than when he tries to do comedy. There is no such thing as "dark comedy" that is a recent phenomena to excuse offensive entertainment. This should have been labeled drama only. Comedy means it's funny and many so called comedies are not funny unless you like laughing at others pain and misery and I don't. I don't "get" much of what is considered entertainment by the mainstream who just keeps turning out more krap that is beyond believable like a guy would just put up with his wife putting all his stuff out on the lawn like that and the city wouldn't make them clean it up within 24 hours. More depressing than entertaining to me.

One major problem with this film is that it was a drama that was heavily promoted and advertised as a comedy, especially by the exaggerating trailer. I think some people were disappointed when the film did not turn out to be like "Old School" or "Step Brothers", including myself, although I did generally enjoy this film. The genre for this film is primarily drama and it actually gets quite emotionally intense at times. One of the main components of this film is the alcoholism of Ferrell's character and the detrimental effects it has had on his life, costing him his job, marriage and home. The plot is kept quite basic but remains effective as the film simply depicts Ferrell living on his lawn trying to sell his stuff and struggling to get a grip of his life again, but with his drinking continuing to cause him greater difficulties. The film focuses on the developing relations between Ferrell and a few individuals who live close by, mainly bonding with a female living across the street, who he obviously had never bothered with formally. It also presses upon his disintegrated relationship with his wife and "friends" and former colleagues who seem to have rejected him.Therefore, it is a mixture of tragedy, soul-searching and feel-good events. There was some good acting in this film, which proved to be essential in a flick with such emotionally charged scenes, so the cast was a wise choice. Ferrell in particular, surprisingly shows his skills in performing dramatic scenes, with anger, sadness, desperation, etc which were actually quite impressive for a man so deeply associated with comical roles. The film flows well and with a well written script it works as a satisfying drama to watch and it was a good debut effort by the director. It's definitely worth watching, but personally it's the type of film I enjoy watching only once, and maybe again years/decades later as I'm not a big fan of dramas 6/10.

Comedies with a serious theme are rare and even more rarely good. This one is a "good enough" comedy about alcoholism. It's not taking any risks, other than Will Ferrell not playing another "big guy making strange faces", but a somewhat real person. That's why its emotional impact, for which I think it was driving for, doesn't go deep. You do feel some level of sympathy for the main character (and some supporting ones), but not much.The humor is OK, not too many gags, but not very funny either.The story does seem to take too long to come to that particular end, which could have been an interesting experiment had the whole "guy living at his front lawn" been taken a level higher, but, like we noticed before, the movie is not taking real risks.All things considered, it's worth checking out.

I wasn't initially relishing watching this movie, I like Will Ferrell but was dubious as to whether he could pull off a straight role. However, I warmed immediately to Nick Halsey, how could he be sacked and on the same day be chucked out of his own home? So he takes the unusual step of camping out in his front yard (luckily he doesn't live in the UK) with all of his lifelong belongings.It's a coming of age movie in some ways, albeit at 40+ years of age. Will Ferrell nails the helplessness of his situation, he drinks and along the way through relationships with a young kid, his pregnant neighbour and an old school flame he realises that he's a good man, that he has something to offer the world, that perhaps he doesn't need the booze after all. The direction is solid however its slow paced allowing the viewer snapshots as to why Nick turned out this way. I also liked the fact that you never meet the wife or the husband across the street, you don't need to. Its very uncomplicated, perfectly paced.I loved this movie and the whole cast performance if anything its uplifting and ultimately a positive message via an unfortunate back story. Highly recommended.