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Mark Wahlberg | ... | ||
Seth MacFarlane | ... |
Ted
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Amanda Seyfried | ... | ||
Jessica Barth | ... | ||
Giovanni Ribisi | ... | ||
Morgan Freeman | ... | ||
Sam J. Jones | ... | ||
Patrick Warburton | ... | ||
Michael Dorn | ... | ||
Bill Smitrovich | ... | ||
John Slattery | ... | ||
Cocoa Brown | ... | ||
John Carroll Lynch | ... | ||
Ron Canada | ... |
Judge
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Liam Neeson | ... |
Months after John's divorce, Ted and Tami-Lynn's marriage seems on the same road. To patch things up, Ted and Tami-Lynn plan to have a child with John's help, but their failed efforts backfire disastrously. Namely, Ted is declared property by the government and he loses all his civil rights. Now, Ted must fight a seemingly hopeless legal battle with an inexperienced young lawyer to regain his rightful legal status. Unfortunately, between Ted's drunken idiocies and sinister forces interested in this situation to exploit him, Ted's quest has all the odds against him. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
If there was a 6.5, I would give it. Because there was a lot to like in this movie. I like Mark Wahlberg. I like the bear. I like Amanda Seyfried. And there were a lot of good laughs in this movie. Good one-liners, and good recurring gags.
However, it just wasn't enough to make up for a horrible plot. The plot is lifted from "Miracle on 43rd Street." But it is not Christmas, Ted is not Santa. Somehow Ted does not rise to the mythical level of Santa, this is not a movie for kids. and the movie falls flat. Markie Mark is same as ever, and I do enjoy him. Kudos to Amanda Seyfried, who tries so hard to make the romance story line work. But I could never get past the fact that I was watching MW and AS and a wise-cracking stuffed bear. Some good laughs? Yes. A good story? Not even close.