![]() He’s been calling in to her show for years, and her zen approach to problems has changed him into a peaceful, gigantic fortune cookie. Ray has learned at the feet of a guru during his stay in prison: a radio talk show host who gives people life advice. Just rush in there and demand your daughter’s love, big man. CHAPERONE MOVIE 2011 MOVIEBecause this movie is essentially a ‘90s sitcom, it’s quickly established that everything hinges on this school trip and on getting her to trust and like him again in 24 hours. ![]() Sally is going on an overnight school field trip to New Orleans, and Ray wants to be a chaperone on the trip to get to know her better. Ray squints slightly, which I guess is meant to convey his soul-crushing sorrow. Sally is hurt that her father left her so long ago and tells him off. They’ve moved on – Lynne has a new boyfriend, who is nerdy and balding, which means he’s obviously going to lose his woman to Ray later, because muscles/long hair. Because apparently it’s 1952 in this little corner of 2011. Ray goes directly to the home of his ex-wife Lynne (Annabeth Gish) and daughter Sally (Ariel Winter) – yes, it’s 2011, and his 13 year old kid is named Sally. They exchange witless banter for about two minutes before the newly reformed Ray, bent on flying right from here on out, steals LaRue’s car and abandons him. The fact that he constantly corrects everyone – "It’s just Ray now" – makes it even more irritating.) Ray is met on the outside by his old partner in crime, LaRue (Kevin Corrigan). (If you guessed that having all the characters call him "Ray Ray" for an hour and 45 minutes might get old, you are very correct. We open on convicted getaway driver Ray Ray Bradstone (Triple H) on the day that he’s released from a 7-year prison term. The Chaperone (2011) is supposed to be funny, so in its failure, it’s really just depressing. But when a comedy fails in its mission, it’s usually just boring and sad. When a movie is trying so, so hard to be serious but is flubbing everything, it can be downright hilarious. It’s harder to enjoy a bad comedy than a bad drama. ![]()
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