Directed by: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Running Time: 1h 48min
About 90 minutes too long, this horribly uneven film tries to play on the premise that rudeness, childishness, and infidelity can be quite amusing and fun to watch. Perhaps if it was relegated to a Saturday Night Live skit, but as a full length feature, You, Me and Dupree, much like the title character, wears out its welcome fast.
The entire cast is poorly utilized. Wilson's boyish charm is presented in such a way that it fails to charm as much as it chafes. Dillon's usually funny straight man is given a character arc that positions him erroneously as the villain. Hudson is left to be a comedic device, rather than the Meg Ryan replacement she was quirkily and cutely becoming. Even Douglas and Rogen are wasting in bit roles that don't allow their comedic chops to come out in their one note characters (though Rogen comes closest to comedy).
The idea of a childhood friend crashing in on a newlywed couple's home is neither new or novel. The Three's Company premise is classic comedic territory. So if we're going to revisit the turf, something new or refreshing has to happen. The only difference about Dupree is how three very decent actors have their winning streaks comes to an abrupt halt. Perhaps a documentary that mixes the off set usurping of recently wed Hudson by home wrecking Wilson and its parallels with the on set shenanigans would be more tantalizing to watch. Avoid this at all costs.
Grade: D+
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