Ted

Ted is one of the movies that has seen the light of the day, a bit late in India. A phenomenon that isn’t too common place. Especially with movies of this genre. Ted is nothing but a randomly made, slapstick, very predictable, romantic comedy with no class, that is labeled as entertainment by various segments of society that we live in. Something that has ceased to surprise me over the years.

John Bennet (Mark Wahlberg / Bretton Manley) is a loser. He has no friends whatsoever and is more often than not, bullied by the kids in his neighbourhood. Ergo he is also a loner. And like most kids, he hates to be a loner / loser. One Christmas, he prays for his Teddy Bear to come alive and be his friend. Well guess what – it is not for nothing that they say we should choose what we wish for very carefully.

Miraculously, Ted is alive the next day and goes onto become an overnight sensation that is lapped up by most Television channels. However, he never forgets that John is his best friend and ensures that they spend a lot of time together. Needless to say, John cannot imagine a life without Ted. What the wish however came with is a lifetime guarantee.

And now, 27 years later, John is a not so ambitious car salesman making about $30K per year and the best thing that has happened in his life after Ted is the gorgeous Lori Collins (Mila Kunis) – a successful executive in a large organization with a boss who doesn’t lose half an opportunity to hit on her. John and Lori have been in love for nearly 4 years now. People grow up out of Teddy Bears and isn’t it time to move away from Ted, now that John has pretty much decided to spend the rest of his life with Lori?

You may just about enjoy the first few minutes of cheap humour because it doesn’t quite feel too cheap honestly. With director Seth MacFarlane also giving the voice of Ted, there are some dialogues that will bring a smile to your face. But soon, most of the screenplay starts getting boring and half way into the movie you are suffering from an overdose of slapstick.

The performances are also nothing much you will really look upto. The story is quite good but lands up becoming kind of an overkill. You don’t leave the movie hall feeling happier than when you walked in and that to me is a clear indicator that you don’t need to waste your money on watching Ted on the big screen. Wait for the DVD or actually better still, watch it on TV if and when it airs. 5 on 10.

Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3048383257/