The Farrelly Brothers like to spice up their comedies with risque scenarios and shocking imagery, but I wish they'd spice up their comedies with some comedy. Because while there are a few great laughs in Hall Pass, a lot of time is spent on making the characters sympathetic and redeemable, and while that's normally a good thing, it's not the case when it means half of your funny movie isn't particularly funny. While I love a happy ending as much as the next guy, this movie had the potential to depict a total disaster, and a safe wrap-up leaves me wondering why I bothered watching it in the first place.

Tags: Farrelly Brothers, Hall Pass, Jason Sudeikis, Owen Wilson, review

Finally, another reason to go to Amsterdam! You know, besides the culture. Cinema Expo is happening this week in the Dutch city of sin, and the studios are unraveling their 2008-2009 slates for an international crowd. Here's what's been lighting up the message boards:

Tags: Australia, Cinema Expo, Cobra, G.I. Joe, James Bond, Jennifer Aniston, Keanu Reeves, Marley & Me, Nicole Kidman, Olga Kurylenko, Owen Wilson, posters, Quantum of Solace, The Day The Earth Stood Still, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

In a move that everybody who witnessed how well Beverly Hills Chihuahua did saw coming, the latest cutesy dog picture to come out of Hollywood, Marley & Me, came in at number one at the box office, with $37 million for the weekend, and a whopping $51.6 million since Christmas. Sure, sympathetic tabloid fodder Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson may have helped those numbers, but never underestimate the power of puppies (or puppy-dog eyes).

Tags: Adam Sandler, Bedtime Stories, box office, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Marley and Me, Owen WIlson, Sam Jackson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Spirit, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie