There are so many issues that plague the everyday lives of most men in their mid 30’s: Should I be on time to work today? What should I pick up off of the floor and wear out tonight? When am I going to find the answers to inner peace? When should I move out of my parents’ house? Wait a minute, that last one doesn’t seem to be a very common quandry placed in the hands of your average man in his mid-30’s. But it is, however, the subject of the most recent romantic comedy from Paramount Pictures, appropriately named Failure to Launch.

Failure to Launch is the story of Trip (Matthew McConaughey), the fearless and stubborn momma’s boy who is completely comfortable living at home with his parents. Much of Trip’s reluctance to spread his wings and move out of the house is based in the fact that he is able to carry on a worry-free existence. Trip’s mother Sue (Kathy Bates) does his laundry, cleans his room, cooks him breakfast in the morning, and along with his father Al (Terry Bradshaw) she allows Trip to stay home without worry or the slightest possibility of rent. On top of that, Trip’s two friends Ace (Justin Bartha) and Demo (Bradley Cooper) share in his glory of live at home bliss. That is until Trip’s folks decide to take action, hiring professional “motivator” Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) to simulate a romance with Trip and cause him to man up and move out. And their plan is perfect, until the ever-professional Paula allows her emotions to begin to get in the way, falling for Trip’s wit and charm, and ultimately putting a kink in the plans of his scheming parents.

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