{"id":3292,"date":"2014-09-10T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmgaze.com\/blog\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2014-09-10T20:07:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T20:07:01","slug":"sex-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmgaze.com\/blog\/comedy\/sex-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Tape *"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The only thing that Sex Tape<\/em> can be commended on is how trim its leads have got for their parts \u2013 well, Cameron Diaz just looks even fitter. In fact, like all \u2018cuddly\u2019 comedians who lose weight, you spend the first ten minutes trying to get over how different Jason Segel looks, by which stage, engaging in the trigger-fire of dialogue between the screen married couple gets more difficult that you ultimately revert back to pondering over how trim Segel looks. It\u2019s all pert bots, really, until a tame The Hangover<\/em> reveal at the end.<\/p>\n

Annie (Diaz) and Jay (Segel) are married with two kids and have a great, comfortable lifestyle. The trouble is, things have got too comfortable and hectic that the couple rarely have time to do \u2018the deed\u2019. Finally, getting a night off together with the kids around Grandma\u2019s, they decide to get physical \u2013 like the olden days \u2013 and re-enact the Karma Sutra positions to camera (after a tipple too many). To their horror \u2013 and the power of today\u2019s Cloud technology, they discover their \u2018tape\u2019 has been uploaded for all to see, prompting a desperate nightlong recovery of said video and hardware.<\/p>\n

Diaz and Segel have already proven they have a natural comedic rift after Bad Teacher<\/em> (2011), so this isn\u2019t what\u2019s the problem ere. There are even some odd funny moments of recognition for time-strapped parents to snigger over too. However, the general smugness of the screen family\u2019s situation followed by the one running joke \u2013 \u2018we\u2019re going to be exposed, literally\u2019 \u2013 soon wears a little thin. Added to which, there are scenes straight out of other successful comedies, like Steve Martin in Father of the Bride<\/em> facing off some wealthy in-laws\u2019 canine (Segel\u2019s turn in this).<\/p>\n

Perhaps the biggest (unintentional) snigger \u2013 followed by some eye rolling \u2013 is the blatant Apple (iPad) plugs throughout. Now this could be Sony poking fun, as some of the delivery is way too cringe-worthy to be taken seriously? Indeed, when they may or may not be being cynical we are later treated to a patronising lecture by YouPorn king and family man (played by Jack Black) about relationship matters. If this is tongue in cheek, it\u2019s not obvious, but we can only hope it is.<\/p>\n

Perhaps stay at home and take a leaf out of Annie and Jay\u2019s book by making the most of your time together \u2013 but keep the technology at bay if the drinks are flowing \u2013 Sex Tape<\/em> is a perfect example of \u2018the oldies\u2019 not fully understanding the dangers of new technology that kids seem to take for granted. Just don\u2019t expect \u2018bang for your buck\u2019 if you go see this at the cinema; it lacks salacious flesh and sordid humour for someone classed R-rated!<\/p>\n

1\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

By @FilmGazer<\/p>\n

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