This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I can't even... where do I even start with this affront to all things good, clean and halfway intelligent? Let's start with the 'characters', shall we? They are all, down to the last man or woman, completely abhorrent. They're either too dumb to live, irredeemably nasty, completely obnoxious, total doormats, or in the case of Dupree, a walking disaster zone. Their worst feature though, is that they're written with NO consistency... and when their personality and motivations change at the drop of a hat, you start realise as little as you care about these people, the scriptwriter gives even less of a darn.As for the 'jokes', they mainly revolve around the unemployed and hopeless Dupree causing a catastrophe, then attempting to fix his mess, before making an even bigger pig's ear of it. Ho, ho. Needless to say, the newly engaged couple he's shacked up with have the patience of saints... and even when he nearly burns down their house, they STILL invite him back for more. Later on, despite being the cause of pretty much EVERY awful thing to befall them since their nuptials, Dupree is APOLOGISED to by his friend, and in enlisted in a 'daring' scheme to save his foundling marriage.WHAT THE...?! The illogicality of this plot is off the scale. It would give Mr Spock a heart attack. This is a guy who has literally taken over his mate's house, damaged his property, steals food, has absolutely NO respect for personal boundaries, throws parties without permission, uses the living room like his own personal brothel... AND WE'RE EXPECTED TO SIDE WITH HIM?!I suppose the reasoning behind this is, after putting up with his cr*p for days on end, Dupree's friend FINALLY snaps and starts throttling him at the dinner table. But, you know what? I'd have done that, and then some... And I haven't exactly got the worst temper around. I won't go into details... but a baseball bat and meat grinder would be involved. Change the rating from a 12 to an 18 straight away...Let me be blunt... People do NOT talk in real life like they do in this movie. People do not ACT like in real life like they do in this movie. There is NOTHING salvageable from this movie. It's DREADFUL.The whole thing seems to be a big cosmic joke, to royally p*ss off anyway with one functioning brain cell. The makers have the last laugh, though... they can somehow cobble together this toxic garbage and yet earn $$$ for it.People always moan about Premiership footballers getting lotsa cash for doing hardly anything at all. I tell you what... I'd rather have some early-30's prima donna sat on the bench getting 50k a week, than pay an unscrupulous director to work non-stop for six months on a project such as this. At least the soccer player isn't doing any harm... This, by comparison, causes people untold amounts of wasted hours, heads bashed against walls, glasses thrown through screens...It's a hazard. A public menace. BAN IT NOW. 2/10

A great romantic comedy? Never. This is so awful it makes you wanna close your eyes. I feel for people who actually paid to see this. This is something that you feel excited about but in the end you wish you never were. Disappointment. Owen Wilson is quite a funny actor. He has done good job with many roles but he has done a disservice for himself here. Just terrible, not even close to funny. Kate Hudson is a sweet girl. It's sad to see her in this movie. And how in the earth they got Michael Douglas to play in this wanna-be comedy?Listen to me, don't watch this movie. This is a favor to you. You gonna thank me later. I'm serious. Just like your face if you still decide to see that.

This is the worst, shallowest, unfunny film I have endured for years. The concepts are poor, characters very shallow and plot is entirely ridiculous. Shouldn't the Dupree character be at least likable? I would have cheerfully strangled him on at least 10 occasions. Additionally, the idea of putting him in front of a classroom of impressionable kids is ludicrous - bordering on insane. Who in their right mind would want kids to hear the "mothership" clap-trap from Dupree? The staged elements - where he is a rude and imposing house-guest, were shown on the trailers to the film and were meant to shock. The fact that there was little else of any substance in the actual film is typical of this genre. The fire scene is also much more annoying than credible. Then when it clears up so easily is preposterous. The "lovable rogue" who hasn't grown up and still has fun skateboarding with the local kids, should never have been accepted by the producers as credible. I could go on but it does not deserve further consideration. Please respect yourself and the rest of your life and do not waste a second of it on watching this film!!!!

This is not a knock on the comedic style of Owen Wilson -- I happen to like the guy in mostly everything he's been in, but Dupree? The third wheel constant laugh-getting role is not his forte. He's always been better in tandem (think "Starsky & Hutch" and "Wedding Crashers") and in "You, Me and Dupree" he is playing comedic back-up to the "Me" role, the just- married workaholic (Matt Dillon). Wilson is doing what he does best in the film, but the character isn't strong -- or more importantly funny -- enough. We pity him more than we ever laugh at him and it turns what looks like a fun comedy into an unfunny romance movie.Dupree isn't as much pathetic as he is a "live life by your own philosophy" guy, which has made him careless and ignorant and lands him on the couch of his best friend Carl and his new wife Molly (Kate Hudson) who have just moved into their new home. Essentially, Dupree is no better than any other downtrodden best friend, disgusting brother-in-law or crazy uncle that has made for many a comedy in Hollywood over the years. The only difference is there's nothing more special about him, so when the plot predictably moves toward the dramatic (aka Dupree starts affecting Carl's marriage and things go downhill at work) there's no reason for us to really care. You've either seen it all before, or you think Dupree is this exciting, new lovable character, which means you've never seen an Owen Wilson movie.Unfortunately, not even what's supposed to be funny is funny. There are only so many obnoxious three's a crowd roommate jokes to go around: the smelly bathroom, walking in on sexual acts, destruction of the house/property ... there's nothing new here. The reason could well be that writer Michael LeSieur has no prior credits on any films or TV shows and directors Joe and Anthony Russo have only a couple handfuls of "Arrested Development" episodes under their belts. Hudson is probably the best thing about the movie. Dillon is good, but as the film becomes more about him, he seems more and more unfit for the part. Even Michael Douglas, whose out-of-place"ness" in romantic comedy alone should be good for some laughs, seems to only be playing his Gordon Gekko character from "Wall Street" as Molly's big-business, tough-love dad. Hudson, however, holds together the romance plot line. She's always been talented and her combination of sexy, dramatic and playful make her the easiest character to like. The film gets a lot of its heart from her and from Wilson, and that quality is the most redeeming one it has."You, Me and Dupree" is likable in some regards -- you have to appreciate a film that has heart and wants to tackle ideas about what love and friendship really are. Still, dozens more do it better than "Dupree" and are funnier and more original at the same time.