Mary (Lauren German) owns her own bakery, with the help of her Pappy (Tommy Townsend). But times are rough and after getting a negative review, the building manager threatens to evict her if she doesn't start paying up. Mary decides to go and visit Pappy and try and convince him to give her more money so she can stay afloat. Since she just got engaged to Brent (Gabriel Mann), she decides to bring him along to help butter up her Pappy and so he can finally meet her family. However, Brent broke out in hives and isn't able to go with her.
Right before she is suppose to leave for Houston, TX, she gets a call from Brent's identical twin brother Jake, the black sheep. Jake has been arrested for too many traffic violations. Mary gets an idea. She bails Jake out of jail and then has him play his brother so she can fool her family into giving her money. Jake's a bit of a wild card and she isn't really sure what to expect, but when he meets her crazy family he starts to see a different side of Mary. Just as Mary starts to see a different side of Jake. I think we all know where this is going.
Despite Brent being like a Paul Dano wannabe, but way more uptight, I liked this movie. Then again I'm a sucker for these kinds of film. The family might have been a little over the top, but the way that Jake interacted with them made them likable. Jake from the get go was way better than Brent. Maybe I'm just attracted to fu*k ups. Mary could have used a little work in the beginning to make her somewhat likable. She came across a little too desperate and prissy, so when you saw the family she came from it made no sense. But the dynamic between Jake and Mary once they are with her family was quite pleasing to watch. I feel like there were a few holes in the plot, or maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. For instance I have no idea why everyone was drinking pepto bismal at the end of the movie. I have no idea why, but they filmed random scenes in front of green screen and it is pretty obvious. Plus they had this weird soundtrack of like 70's disco going on the whole time. It was strange. Also, what is with these long drawn out, lets just stare at each other while we slowly move in for a kiss, kiss. They drive me crazy. That's the second movie in a row that had one. I blame Twilight.
Rating: ***
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