'Ted' is the début feature from Seth MacFarlane (of 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' fame). The film follows the story of a foul mouthed, bong smoking teddy bear (voiced by MacFarlane himself) and his owner John (Mark Wahlberg) and as things start to get serious with his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis), John is forced to choose between his best friend and his lover. It's a story we've all seen by now, but most people going into this film aren't going to expect a deep plot and complex characters, all they are looking for is the laughs which this film definitely delivers on. The sense of humor in this film will definitely tailor to those who are fans of MacFarlane's television efforts and those who aren't will be left in the cold wondering why so many people are laughing at a talking teddy bear. But being a fan of 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' I had to laugh some of the at most of the absurd situations John and Ted got themselves into. The acting is all fine with nothing too outstanding and you can tell MacFarlane is a geek at heart with a plethora of pop culture references and a massive 'Flash Gordon' homage. Overall this movie succeeds in what it set out to do, and although it never quite reaches the hilarity of recent comedy greats it is still a good laugh.
Tomm
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