Formulaic film somehow fails to be a dud

They're referred to as 'adultescents,' 'the boomerang generation' and 'kidults.' Their situation is called 'failure to launch.' A new movie, "Failure to Launch," is based on this real-life trend and it stars Matthew McConaughey as Tripp, a 35-year-old living with good ol' mom and dad. \nEmmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker plays Tripp's love interest, Paula, in only her second starring role since finishing "Sex and the City." Parker's character, a professional consultant/interventionist/girlfriend hired to get Tripp out of his parents' house, is a bit off-putting for this "lovely" star, but hey, we still love her. \nTripp is a sailboat broker, man's man, ladies' man and all around tan guy. He goes through a string of relationships, sabotaging them in his own way (surprising them with the fact that he lives with his parents). Paula is an expert at simulating relationships while not having one of her own. She chose her "profession" based on her inability to get a previous boyfriend to move out of his parents' house.\nPlenty of physical comedy ensues, but most notably is the unfortunate events with a chipmunk, a dolphin, a bird and a lizard. These events prompt one of Tripp's friends to point out, "Your life is fundamentally at odds with nature. Therefore, nature rejects you." \n"Launch" is made up of an interesting ensemble cast. Tripp's parents are humorously played by Academy Award winner Kathy Bates and football great Terry Bradshaw (in his first role in 25 years). Zooey Deschanel ("Elf") plays Kit, balancing out the character of Paula as her roommate.\nFormulaic but funny, "Failure to Launch" is not the best-written movie, but definitely not a "failure." It helps to know that this project is only the third movie made by the director, the first for the screenwriters and the first major motion picture produced by McConaughey's production company, J.K. Living Productions. However, Scott Rudin was also involved. He's the busy producer who brought you the likes of "The Life Aquatic," "Closer," "Team America," "Zoolander" and "Clueless," to name a few.\nEven with the lack of back-story and progressive character development and the annoyance of McConaughey's over-confident persona/acting, "Failure to Launch" was still an entertaining movie. \nI give it a B-, but just like that B- you got in finite or organic chemistry, it's all you hope for in the end anyway.