Screening Log: Mama’s Boy (2007)

Mama’s Boy is another movie I’d never have seen were it not for my daughter bringing it home… and another pleasant surprise. It may be partly a function of my exceedingly low expectations (despite thoroughly enjoying Napolean Dynamite), but I found Mama’s Boy surprisingly amusing. There’s much not to like, such as pretty much the entire predictable plotline, but Jon Heder’s role is relatively well written. That’s at the heart of the biggest problem with the movie– the cleverness of most of Heder’s lines is obscured by the inanity of the movie surrounding them, which will annoy more sophisticated viewers, while the manner of delivery and cleverness will just get in the way of those who want a typically stupid comedy.