Synopsis
With his family away, a devoted stay-at-home dad enjoys his first me time in years by joining his hard-partying old friend on a wild birthday adventure.
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Cast
- Kevin HartSonny Fisher
- Mark WahlbergHuck Dembo
- Regina HallMaya Fisher
- Luis Gerardo MéndezArmando Zavala
- Jimmy O. YangStan Berman
- Che TafariDashiell Fisher
- Amentii SledgeAva Fisher
- Diane DelanoCrossing Guard Lenore
- Kamilah Michelle HatcherSchool Librarian
- Jai CarterDiabolo Kid / Lady Bug #3
Recommendations
- 50
The A.V. Club
It’s not just that more timely humor would do better; it’s that most comedy fans would probably rather be watching MacGruber again. Instead of sitting down for Me Time, do that, and hope that Hart and Wahlberg figure out a proper story next time that gives their chemistry somewhere to go. - 40
The Guardian
The film would be in the general neighborhood of irresistible if not for the wonky mechanics of story and character that convey a conflicted impression of Hart’s onscreen persona. - 38
The Associated Press
Me Time somehow squanders a solid premise, a stacked cast and a seemingly unlimited budget. It didn’t need to be anything great in this movie comedy drought we seem to be in. But considering who was involved, it really should be better than it is. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
Writer-director John Hamburg (writer of “Meet the Parents,” director of “Along Came Polly” and “I Love You, Man”) has the ability to wring big laughs out of absurdist situations, but in Me Time, nearly everybody delivers their lines in the forced manner of 1980s sitcoms, the situations bear little resemblance to anything that would occur in the real world. - 30
Variety
The disarray is baffling for the audience, and downright punishing for Hart, whose lead character is forced to shape-shift between scenes, veering from milquetoast to petty to tyrannical to pushed-around. - 30
The New York Times
There is a flatness that feels apparent in every shot — and not just because the movie is filmed in bright, low contrast lighting. The film’s experienced cast punches their lines in search of jokes that never materialize, leaving the comedy to nosedive. - 25
Boston Globe
What the movie lacks in wit it makes up for with variety. - 24
TheWrap
The whole film feels like filler, an empty space waiting to be padded with plot points, characters and jokes that are so generic it was incredibly easy to transform them into product placement.
