Failure to Launch
Summary
Matthew McConaughey ’s poorly - reviewed romantic clowning , bankruptcy to Launch , has become a globose hitting on Netflix . release in 2006 , the romanticist drollery follows a 35 - yr - old man living with his parents who hire an interventionist to help motivate him to move out of the family . Other than McConaugheyand Sarah Jessica Parker in the two track purpose , the cast also let in Zooey Deschanel , Justin Bartha , Bradley Cooper , Terry Bradshaw , and Oscar - achiever Kathy Bates .
Now , nearly two decennium after its original release , McConaughey ’s poorly - critique romantic comedy is now a globalNetflixhit . Failure to Launchranked seventh on Netflix ’s Global Top 10 for the week of July 29 - August4 with 4.8 million view and 7.8 million hour viewed . In the bottom half , it ranked belowJack Reacher : Never Go Backand aboveThe Bad Guys , Ghostbuters : Frozen Empire , andThe Marksman .
Failure to Launchisn’t available on Netflix in the United States .
Failure To Launch Represents A Drastically Different Time In Matthew McConaughey’s Career
He Was Known For Formulaic Romantic Comedies
During the 1990s , McConaughey fall apart through with a abbreviated but memorable role in Richard Linklater ’s coming - of - age comedyDazed and disordered , and break on to find success as a leading man with the legal dramaA Time to belt down , the sci - fi filmContact , and Steven Spielberg ’s historic dramaAmistad . More recently , during the 2010s , McConaughey won an Academy Awardfor his performance in thebiopicDallas Buyers Cluband was make for an Emmy for his performance inTrue Detectiveseason 1 .
However , during the decade in between , the 2000s , McConaughey became have a go at it for romantic comedy , also includingThe Wedding Planner , How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days , Fool ’s amber , andGhosts of Girlfriends Past . release in 2006,Failure to Launchis example of the character of formulaic amorous comedy that McConaughey asterisk in during this stage of his career . It was poorly reviewed by critic , ( 23 % on Rotten Tomatoes ) , but did deal to make a decent impact at the box office , grossing over $ 130 million .
Matthew McConaughey started his career in the rom - com literary genre , which could have forbid him from snagging some of his now iconic roles .
In fact , every one of McConaughey ’s aforementioned romantic comedy from the 2000s was poorly reviewed . However , each of them made over $ 100 million at the box place , redeem forThe Wedding Plannerwhich came close with $ 94.7 million . This is almost unimaginable today , as theatrical romanticist comedy are rarely made , let alone make over $ 100 million . However , there has been a recent revitalization with titles likeTicket to ParadiseandAnyone But You . WithFailure to Launchbecoming a Netflix hit , hearing are seemingly interested in revisiting this drastically different period of McConaughey ’s calling , and the moving picture industry at large .
author : Netflix
