Friendship: Works Best with Its Odd Duo—Too Bad the Rest Doesn’t

Friendship has an intriguing premise filled with awkward, offbeat humor that is sometimes funny but often drags on for too long. The dynamic between Craig (Tim Robinson) and Austin (Paul Rudd) is by far the best part of the movie. The two play off each other well, and the arc of their odd relationship was fun. Unfortunately, the premise starts to run out of steam around the halfway mark, and the plot becomes messy. New uninteresting subplots are introduced, and the ending is sadly underwhelming. The film works best when it focuses on the weird, oddly endearing friendship forming between Craig and Austin. Friendship feels like one of those quirky Adult Swim sketches you stumble across at 3 a.m. It had the potential to reach the sharp, quirky heights of movies like What About Bob or The Matador, but instead settles somewhere in between, relying more on its unique charm than a cohesive story.