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This movie was kind of fun. Not hilarious like Office Space, though I think it was made by the same guy that created King of the Hill. I think the real funny stuff was the interactions the main character had with his neighbor and with the guy he hired to pound his wife. Also Ben Affleck did a great job for what his role was. I can certainly remember Affleck's name, but I like the main character better, it will come to me: Jason Bateman. That guy is a funny man. He was fantastic in Arrested Development. I hope he gets more work.

Plot summary is that Bateman's character cannot get laid by his wife anymore, so Affleck's character convinces him to hire a stud to seduce his wife so Bateman can have an affair guilt free. All of the convincing happens while Bateman is on either special k, xanax, or something else. Tragic funny stuff ensues, the stud is pretty funny, and of course the movie ends in a death, the annoying neighbor.

Maybe Mike Judge was doing too much, directing, acting, writing in this movie, but it just was not a hilarious movie. It was a good one, don't get me wrong. I am glad I went to it. Fun stuff, but you just know Mide Judge has got a seriously funny ass movie in him. It might be cool if he brought King of Hill to the big screen but not in animated form, used real actors, etc. The guy sure is talented. It is easy to forget that he created Beavis and Butthead too. An amazing talent with a keen eye for the American Zeitgeist, at least the tragically funny part of it.