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Created Jul 14, 2012 10:56AM PST • Edited Jul 14, 2012 10:56AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Looks like a comedy, seems like a comedy, but wait…. it’s a drama, and a good one at that.
   Stoner dude Jeff (Jason Segel) stumbles upon an MJ-fueled alternate reality that happens to meanderingly guide events and weave together a wacky story about him and his funny family. Witness his a-hole brother Pat(Ed Helms) and almost adulterous wife Linda (Judy Greer), or mom (Susan Sarandon) who sparks an interesting relationship at work. The combination of funny actors and dramatic-touching tale somehow works, despite moments where I thought it might tank. I stuck with it and ended up with a big smile on my face. That’s entertainment.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   Jason Segel was a natural at the spacy and naive Jeff, and Ed Helms was pretty-Ok as his dick brother – albeit slightly less believable. As for Susan Sarandon – she’s a pro as ever, and Judy Greer gets away with just being herself.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.2

17. Sex Innocent 1.2

18. Violence Gentle 1.2

19. Rudeness Polite 1.2

21. Reality

    Glib 1.8

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.8

23. Biological Glib 1.8

24. Physical Glib 1.8