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Josh Spiegel: Did I miss Timothy Olyphant in that trailer, David? I didn't see him up close, and thinking I'd see him made the prospect of watching the trailer more exciting than the trailer itself. That said, the premise is interesting, and some of the scenes looked interesting enough. My wife will want to see it because the main love interest is on Glee, which sets her tender heart a-flame. I would say the movie looks better than Jumper - a LOT better - but isn't a must-see for me yet. Maybe when there's more footage I'll be swayed.

David Mumpower: Now that you mention it, I'm not sure Olyphant is in a single shot. Note to whomever cut the trailer: you blew it. As for Jumper, I Am Number Four looks better by default because it doesn't have to show Hayden Christensen try to act.

Michael Lynderey: Considering that release date, Number Four is clearly looking to corner some of the same market as Percy Jackson did this year. But really, it's the kind of trailer where I come away with having absolutely no opinion on the film or what it might be like. Could be a masterpiece, for all I know. Could be real bad. I don't think, at this point, that what's on the screen in the trailer is going to get anyone particularly excited for the film. More red meat is needed.

Kim Hollis: I thought this appeared to skew older than Percy Jackson, and younger than Jumper (although I admit it forcibly reminds me of the latter film). The premise is interesting enough, but it's not something I'll be running out to see on opening day or anything. However, if Timothy Olyphant had been in the marketing/trailer, I might have felt differently.

Hall Pass

Josh Spiegel: As I said on my Twitter page, this movie takes place in a world where being married to Jenna Fischer is a bad thing. This is a strange, frightening place I never want to visit. For the most part, Hall Pass looks pretty bad, but almost inoffensively so. I love Fischer (as an actress, as an actress), and Stephen Merchant is incredibly funny when he's paired with Ricky Gervais, but with the exception of seeing Jason Sudeikis as the outrageous type in a raunchy comedy, this one looks pretty flat.

Kim Hollis: Maybe it's because I have an undying love for Owen Wilson (he's on my laminated list), but I laughed a fair amount at the Hall Pass trailer. I think it's silly looking in a good way. I hadn't felt that way about a Farrelly Bros. film for awhile, so I count that as a good thing. I suppose it's possible all the funny parts are in the trailer, but Owen will get me in the theater.

Michael Lynderey: Some funny parts, some not so much.

But the real highlight for me is seeing Richard Jenkins, one of my favorite actors, who is evidently yet again plugged into a bizarre supporting role.

One thing I can assure everyone here, though: every last cent this film makes will be due to Jenkins, and Jenkins alone. He is that big a draw.

David Mumpower: I was expecting to dislike the trailer in that Owen Wilson's recent comedy selections have been *ahem* mediocre and the next time Jason Sudeikis makes me laugh will be the first. Despite this innate bias against the movie, I laughed quite a bit. I like the premise in that any time I hear the phrase "No matter how hot she looks, there is someone who is sick of her crap", I always think that people who say that deserve to be single. This movie explores that very premise in a humorous manner, showing how well a bunch of average looking guys would do when they try to pick up women at the hottest local spot they know...Applebees.

I can save the reader a lot of time by saying that your opinion of the trailer (and probably the film itself) will be determined by whether you think this is funny:

Hall Pass - A week off from marriage to do whatever you want without consequences.

Presumably, this is based off of the Andrei Kirilenko story from a years ago wherein it was revealed that his wife, a Russian pop star, lets him have one groupie a year. And you know the type of having I mean. As Josh mentioned, anyone married to Jenna Fischer shouldn't need the groupie, but I'm sure the same is said of Kirilenko's attractive, famous wife, Masha Lopatova. It's not like Owen Wilson could get a date if he weren't famous anyway. Still, this looks like good Farrelly Brothers rather than bad, so I'll give it a shot.

Tangent: This movie comes out on February 25th. I expect Hall Pass-based divorces to begin around the second week of March.

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