Was anyone else offended?

I'm a 20 year old male. I can watch derogatory pap like Harold and Kumar and laugh my ass off, so I wouldn't usually moan about things like this because, hey it's a buddy comedy.

However, this film was a strange experience for me because the tone of it actually offended me. When Jason Bateman's character decides to go to the baseball game with Olivia Wilde instead of do the 'change-up' and have the anniversary meal with his wife, the film really took a harsh turn.
I was on his side pretty much throughout as he had to keep patching up Ryan Reynolds mistakes but if you really, truly love your wife and family, there's no WAY you would think, 'heh I'll just have another day of this, why not'. What a dick move.

The way everything is resolved is just so fake because when he went to that ball game, he effectively cheated in my book. There's no way that was just an innocent friendly date. She had already made her intentions clear. He knew what was going to happen and yes, he didn't go through with it but he put himself in the position and a harmless little butterfly tattoo was the only thing that stopped him.

Anyone else think the writer over-stepped the mark there? There were other times this film tried too hard (the opening scene with the baby, the pregnant woman scene etc) and it all felt immature and not very funny.


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