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MacFarlane was clearly a kid in a candy store with this feature film playground. Unfortunately, what he needed were boundaries and discipline - not with his humour but his skills as a filmmaker. There are some story issues, structural issues and just general randomness that do the finished product a disservice. The film switches between the jokes getting in the way of the storyline to the storyline getting in the way of the jokes, but overall is a comedic delight for those into the MacFarlane thing. But the film isn’t all giggles - it does showcase a lot of heart, the brunt of which falls on Kunis’ shoulders, while Wahlberg and MacFarlane spend the bulk of their time getting baked on the couch and obsessing over the 1980’s film ‘Flash Gordon’ - like I said, randomness.

The movie pulls out the big guns with some truly fantastic cameos that are in no way wasted, as well as many MacFarlane family regulars displaying their talents in front of the camera instead of behind a microphone.

Seth MacFarlane’s humour may not be for everyone, however, take comfort knowing that it’s hard to be offended by it when everyone is offended by it - with everything from hookers to 9/11 getting a mention. No majority, minority, race or religion is off limits to his endlessly bad (yet genius) comedic taste. Also note that this is not, I repeat, not a children’s film. This is 100% adult-flavoured popcorn and definitely worth getting off the couch and missing the ‘Family Guy’ reruns for.