Why Him? is a comedy about a man(Bryan Cranston) who meets his daughter's tech millionaire boyfriend(James Franco).
This is an interesting case. I found a lot of the film to be very funny, but; the story is basic, predictable and at points cheesy; it's way too long, and I hated Franco's character of Laird Mayhew. This isn't a case of he's meant to be unlikable so it works. No. He is a terribly written, easily hateable guy who you're meant to sympathise with. It's very easy to take Cranston's side in this by simply looking at him for what he is: a loud, corrupting man who has no idea what is socially acceptable and just throws money around.
There are several jokes that are stretched out so thin that they start to become almost transparent that add to it's 1 hour 50 minute run time! There is one scene in particular involving a Japanese toilet that could easily have been under 2 minutes but keeps going on for over 5 minutes.
In short: There are some definite funny parts but as a film it's rubbish.
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