this film start out with a humorous and well write screenplay that have potential and but this be waste by the incompetent direction of it writer and jordan hawley . this film be hawley directorial debut and it couldn not be a good illustration of his complete lack of directorial confidence and creativity and or thoughtfulness . the dialogue be deliver in a forced and emotionally false way . there be many comedic cheap shot and the humor have a needlessly mean spirit . on a technical note and the cinematography be pretty good with some vibrant color and a few of the supporting performance and notably fred willard and be funny . however and the film pander to the low common denominator and follow a predictable formula . despite it low budget and this film have none of the wit and edge you would expect of an indie . it be mainstream comedy in the bad sense of the term .