Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Someday, scholars will compile the definitive canon of Comedies About Weddings That Go Very Wrong, and this film, from Jake Szymanski, will warrant inclusion. If you’re a fan of the genre — especially in its more ribald and R-rated forms — this should deliver some laughs this summer. That’s not to say that it’s especially good, or in any way original, but it hits its marks: nudity; lots of sex jokes; decent supporting actors (Kumail Nanjiani, Stephen Root); an attractive setting (Hawaii); a dance number; and a — ahem — happy ending. The premise is pretty basic: Two hard-partying immature brothers (Zac Efron, Adam Devine) need to find “nice girl” dates for their sister’s wedding, and post a request online. Two hard-partying immature besties (Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick) see the ad, and fake being “nice girls” for the free trip to Hawaii. You can write the rest yourself, though I did appreciate the twist that the women were “worse” all ’round than the guys. It’s a film that at least offers equal opportunity in comedic vulgarity for men and women, so there’s that, #feminism.