Do not judge a book by its covers. One time watch.
Everyone tries too hard in Sex Tape, a labored farce that's as generic as its title. The movie's subject and the presence of Bad Teacher principals Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and director Jake Kasdan will attract some initial box-office attention. But word of mouth should quickly consign this to streaming sites, where it will compete poorly against more explicit fare. The premise of Sex Tape sounds timely enough. With two young kids, suburban husband and wife Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) fear the spark has gone out of their marriage. After a few drinks, they decide to record themselves acting out The Joy of Sex, a jump in logic that jerks the movie from romantic comedy to icky... |