the theatre was packed where we went and everyone had a great time laughing which adds so much to the movie experience.
it was exactly what i expected and it was really good to see wahlberg loosen up and make fun of himself a bit. ferrell is a great foil to walhberg's uptight character and the secrets of ferrell's past and the montage to illustrate his history as "gator" are downright sublime as are the current day lapses into his repressed gator self.
keaton, so talented and so good at spontaneous unhinged-ness himself was a great addition to the cast. if you're a keaton fan, you're waiting for him to lose it, which adds to the suspense.
mendes was refreshingly adept at acting and was really quite funny.
i won't see in the theater again, but i will buy it on DVD.