Me Time

Film critic Peter Travers shares his review of "Me Time," starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, out Friday.

Wahlberg makes a droll meal of that line and holds his own with Hart even when the jokes tip over the line from crass to smutty. Eager to cut loose while preaching family values, "Me Time" is a movie at war with itself. But hit-and-miss sight gags do not add up to the rowdy free-for-all that everyone clearly intended. When Sonny decides to reconnect with Huck Dembo (Wahlberg), the bachelor bestie he hasn't seen for years, the stage is set for an R-rated farce that quickly descends to being dim-witted and disposable. When Sonny realizes Maya intends to spend part of her own me-time with her sleazy eco-tycoon boss, Armando (Luis Gerardo Mendez), jealousy sparks him to overindulge. The children, Dashiell (Che Tafari) and Ava (Amentii Sledge), worry about mom's domestic skills.

Me Time features fun chemistry between Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg but is held back by a worn-out story.

The promise/premise of the movie is these two and their scenes get held back to an odd degree. The most underdeveloped of the three, actually, is Wahlberg's Huck, whose man-child catharsis at the end happens too speedily as the movie tidily figures out that everyone can have everything they want in terms of family and career. What works best are some of the actual lines and exchanges that capitalize on Hart and Wahlberg's fast-talking chemistry. In the case of Me Time, the reason Hart's Sonny is friendless, or at least hasn't really connected with his childhood friend Huck Dembo (Wahlberg, with a superb doltish movie name) in over a decade, is because he's rigidly dedicated himself to being a househusband and helicopter father after starting his own family. It's a different type of self-dug hole in that regard as the film, clumsily for the most part, addressees the issue of giving away too much of yourself for fear that you have no value outside of acts of service. Hart and Wahlberg fill the story with high energy and fun performances but the best aspects of the film came from previous movies, including director

Me Time, the new comedy from Netflix that stars Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, has been given an absolute battering by critics.

It still did two weeks at the top of [Netflix's Global 10 ](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/6361382/type/dlg/sid/trd-us-8211449048851891000/https://top10.netflix.com/films?week=2022-07-10)(opens in new tab)with over 100 million viewing hours. [The Man From Toronto,](https://www.techradar.com/news/netflixs-dreadfully-unfunny-new-buddy-comedy-trashed-by-critics-and-audiences) Hart's last team-up with Netflix, which dropped at the end of June, [averaged out 24% on Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_man_from_toronto_2022) (opens in new tab). [Frank Scheck of the Hollywood Reporter ](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/me-time-kevin-hart-mark-wahlberg-regina-hall-netflix-1235203358/)(opens in new tab)was a little kinder, but also didn't like the movie, signing off with the message that Me Time is a "...hopelessly formulaic star vehicle", but [Deadline's Valerie Complex ](https://deadline.com/2022/08/me-time-review-kevin-hart-and-mark-wahlberg-1235100777/)(opens in new tab) was just as harsh as Travers, writing that it is "...actually impressive how unfunny this film is." [The New York Times' Teo Bugbee](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/movies/me-time-review.html) (opens in new tab) was as critical about the movie's production as she was about the script, stating that there's a "...flatness that feels apparent in every shot - and not just because the movie is filmed in bright, low contrast lighting." [the 365 Days duo of erotic-dramas both scored 0% ](https://www.techradar.com/news/new-thriller-tops-netflixs-most-watched-list-despite-0-rating-on-rotten-tomatoes)and managed well over 100 million viewing hours each. [Pete Travers of ABC News ](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/review-time-laughs-hart-wahlberg-worth-part-time/story?id=88838257)stuck the boot in hard, calling the movie "a laugh-starved" as well as "crushingly dim-witted and disposable." It is worth saying that 8% is a new low for Hart. [the movie has a stinking 8% on Rotten Tomatoes ](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/me_time_2022)(opens in new tab)among critics. Not exactly effusive, but when you're averaging, take what you can get. [The Only Critic's Nate Adams](https://www.theonlycritic.com/post/me-time-review-kevin-hart-and-mark-wahlberg-connect-in-humorous-buddy-comedy) (opens in new tab), who gave the movie a B and wrote that nothing in Me Time "...will shock, but it does garner chuckles." Not by a long shot. Yang, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Andrew Santino are among the supporting cast.

Kevin Hart's Me Time is a perfect film to kick off the long weekend. But is the new Netflix release safe for kids? Here's a quick parents guide.

[ Fatherhood](https://netflixlife.com/2021/06/19/fatherhood-review-netflix/), a Netflix film that highlighted the highs and lows that come with being a father. With all these great substitutions, it’ll feel like you aren’t missing a single second of Me Time. But if you are spending some quality time with your youngins this Friday, here are a few titles that work for everyone.

The raunchy new Kevin Hart/Mark Wahlberg buddy comedy film Me Time is out now on Netflix and the soundtrack features tons of great music.

- “Crazy” by Seal I don’t know about you, but I always take new films and television shows as an opportunity to find new music, and this irreverent comedy doesn’t disappoint. [Me Time](https://netflixlife.com/2022/08/26/me-time-cast-whos-in-the-kevin-hart-and-mark-wahlberg-netflix-movie/) is finally streaming on Netflix.

Me Time, the latest comedy adventure from Netflix, is now available to stream. The dynamic duo of Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg are directed by John Hamburg ...

Andrew Santino: I like to be alone on my little walk. So I just want to go as far as I can go and then I get tired and I take an Uber back home. Cause I like alcohol a lot. Andrew Santino: I run every day. Andrew Santino: So, yeah, no I took up, I'm old. Andrew Santino: I didn't read the script. They had to beg a little bit, and I was like, "Fine. Ilia Isorelys: If I die never seeing Beyonce perform live, I don't think I would have lived a complete life, and where's the camera? Andrew Santino: Yeah. Ilia Isorelys: He walks and he's like, "Pole?" I have to do it." I was like, "This will take me to stardom.

Kevin Hart plays a put-upon dad who goes on a birthday adventure with his oldest friend, irresponsible bachelor Mark Wahlberg in Me Time.

[The Twitter Whistleblower Needs You to Trust Him](https://time.com/6208696/twitter-whistleblower-peiter-mudge-zatko-musk-interview/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20220825) [made mistakes](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/22/mark-wahlberg-i-was-a-little-rough-around-the-edges), will have to work harder than this to earn redemption. [world of streaming](https://time.com/6203940/hbo-max-streaming-wars-future/), and our brains, for the low-risk gamble of stupid comedy. [Regina Hall](https://time.com/5505434/regina-hall-black-monday/)) brings home the bacon. Written and directed by John Hamburg (Along Came Polly, I Love You, Man), this is essentially a comedy about male insecurities, as viable a theme as any. But you have to be truly willing to sink an hour and forty minutes into the nowhere hole to get through Me Time, in which [Kevin Hart](https://time.com/6191197/the-man-from-toronto-review-netflix/) plays a put-upon dad who opts, against his better judgment, to embark on a crazy birthday adventure with his oldest friend, irresponsible bachelor Mark Wahlberg.

'Me Time' is another messy, lackluster Netflix original film. The Kevin Hart-led comedy premieres on the streaming service on Friday, August 26.

Mark Wahlberg, in particular, falls flat as Huck, who easily ranks as one of the most underwritten and thinly sketched characters that the Fighter and Ted star has ever played. The film’s opening flashback to one of Sonny and Huck’s previous adventures quickly — and quite messily — sets up the kind of zany adventures that the duo used to get into before the former decided to settle down with his family. The film has all the ingredients that it needs in order to be a successfully absurd farce in the same vein as many of the studio comedies that were released throughout the early and mid-2000s. Additionally, the film’s biggest plot beats are so loosely connected that it’s difficult to remember how Me Time even gets from one to the other throughout its story. What’s even worse is that Hamburg doesn’t even follow through on the promise of Huck’s outsized 44th birthday party. When he goes to use the bucket for the first time, he suddenly finds himself alone in a stand-off with a hungry mountain lion.

The new Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Netflix movie is receiving iffy reviews at best.

[Netflix movie releases](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/2022-netflix-movie-release-dates) to see what you can get excited about instead. [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/me-time-kevin-hart-mark-wahlberg-regina-hall-netflix-1235203358/), Frank Scheck finds the movie incredibly immature. [Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/no-big-deal-just-kevin-hart-chilling-with-mark-wahlberg-and-regina-hall-on-the-set-of-their-new-netflix-movie) is also bringing the laughs in this movie. Trailers show the two guys carrying a turtle in matching tracksuits and [Wahlberg goes up nude](https://www.cinemablend.com/trailers/mark-wahlberg-goes-nude-with-kevin-hart-in-netflixs-me-time-trailer) at some point, making for a chaotic time — but critics don't seem all that amused, as the movie is sitting at 8% on Rotten Tomatoes. She spent many years working in local journalism across the country writing about art, news and sports. She explains that the unrealistic wealth and stylistic choices in the movie are distracting, and that if the movie had been "consistently fun or funny," these issues would not have been a problem. Giving it two stars, Charles Bramesco explains that while there were some elements that worked, like the set pieces, Kevin Hart’s performance and the tonal confusion are its downfalls. Murray wrote that the characters are never really given a chance to grow and change because of the underdeveloped plot, causing them to stay in their given archetypes. Overall, she found it frustrating that a movie with so much possibility flopped so hard. The buddy comedy follows Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg playing two friends on a wild adventure while Hart’s character is just supposed to be having a relaxing day to himself. Peter Travers explains that Kevin Hart has a few standout comedic moments that show off his top-notch improvisational skills that are genuinely hilarious, but it's not quite enough: [Netflix's](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2553720/the-best-movies-on-netflix-right-now) latest film Me Time hit the streamer today.

"Me Time" opens with Huck (Mark Wahlberg) celebrating his 29th birthday by taking Sonny (Kevin Hart) for some wingsuit gliding. While hurtling to the ground ...

He sees that Huck is at the harbor, and he assumes that Stan is about to kill him. He learns that his micromanaging (and the false rumors about Crossing Guard Lenore) has caused him to try to be someone else and has distanced him from his son. He wants to combine Huck’s ability to throw great parties with his ability to entertain kids and make money from it. As a gesture of gratitude, Sonny says that he’s going to pay Stan the $47,000 so that Huck doesn’t have to be on the run constantly. But they find out that he has made a deal with Stan to work off his debt. And on that note, she leaves with the children and tells Sonny to vacate the house because she thinks they need some space in their relationship. Sonny even has a falling out with Huck after realizing that he has spent money on Seal. The positive side of this is that it strengthens Sonny and Huck’s relationship, and they shift Huck’s birthday party to Sonny’s house. Sonny says that he is the reason why they found out Huck’s location (he posted a photo on Instagram), so he is partially to blame for this sticky situation. So, they feel duty-bound to take it to the vet and ensure that it doesn’t die. If you don’t, well, it becomes clear when Huck explains later that he got fired from his ad agency and went on a bender with a client that led to his loans. This time he wants him to come away for his 44th birthday for yet another party of a lifetime.