TheOutLaws is a mildly amusing and, at times, unbearably grating new comedy.
The Out-Laws Score Details “The Out-Laws swings for the fences, but not even its all-star cast is able to lift it up into memorable territory.” Pros Cons The Out-Laws isn’t as bad as it could have been, but that’s not saying much. The new Netflix comedy from Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions is a poorly executed attempt at crossing a Meet the Parents-esque in-law comedy with a gadget-centric heist thriller.
The film’s plot, itself a hat on a hat, is simple enough. It follows Owen Browning , a bumbling bank manager who is just a few days away from marrying Parker , an easy-going yoga instructor, when The Out-Laws begins. Owen’s plans take an unexpected turn, however, when Parker’s estranged parents, Billy and Lilly McDermott , arrive in town and begin to express their concerns over Owen’s compatibility with their daughter.
From there, The Out-Laws transforms into a full-blown heist comedy, one in which Owen agrees to join in on Billy and Lilly’s illegal schemes in order to rescue his fiancée. The robberies they subsequently commit are often too bizarre for their own good — a flaw that’s made worse by Devine’s unhinged, unrestrained, and frequently unbearable performance.
Several of its cast members are wasted, including Dobrev, who’s given nothing to do in The Out-Laws. That said, the film does seem to know how lucky it is to have actors like Brosnan, Barkin, Kind, and Hagerty. As the film’s eponymous bank robbers, Brosnan and Barkin get a chance to exercise their severely underrated comedic muscles.
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