There's something predictable about 'Hall Pass'

What is love? In the film “Hall Pass,” the filmmakers try to answer this question.

Unfortunately, they fail to do so. The film was produced and directed by the Farrelly brothers, but it lacks the magic of other films of theirs, including “There’s Something About Mary.”

The film centers on the marriage between Rick (Owen Wilson) and his wife Maggie (Jenna Fischer) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) and his wife Grace (Christina Applegate). Both marriages have the men gawking at other women, missing the days when they were young and single. The wives give the men a “hall pass,” which is one week to do any act, free of consequences.  

For the most part, watching the men try to get women is like watching a train wreck in slow motion.  

What the film lacks in comedy it gains in sentimentality. It tries to address the issues of love, sex and marriage after many years of being together. However, the film is predictable, making it dull and not particularly enjoyable.