It kills me. It just goddamn kills me. Harrison Ford seems like a funny guy when he wants to be. Had some really good humorous roles in the late 80s (Working Girl?). But like his flare for action pictures, it looks like his comedy chops aren’t keeping with the years either. Admittedly a big part of the problem is the obvious writing that we’ve seen once or twice (or a hundred) time before. But maybe Ford could simply choose some better projects.

When I heard that Ford was starring in a movie produced by “LOST” and Cloverfield producer, JJ Abrams, I thought maybe we’d finally have our first decent Harrison Ford film in 15 years… and we might. Maybe the best humor has been left out of this trailer. There are some inklings of Ford genius in here but unfortunately I’m skeptical. Director Roger Michell is responsible for films of the likes of Notting Hill, Changing Lanes and Venus. The latter was an alright production – in fact most of these titles were – but that’s the problem. They’re just “alright.” These are films made up for the comedic sensitivities of your average 65+ year-old. No offense to gramma, I would personally just like to see something a little closer to the fringe.

Now putting 50 Cent aside, with this cast I’m probably in anyway: Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Wilson and Diane Keaton. I’ll be going in with pretty low expectations (but an open mind) and just praying there’s enough Harrison Ford, old-age surliness to keep me interested and maybe even chuckling a little bit. But I think this will be about as generic as it gets folks.

I’ve embedded the trailer underneath the seats here in crystal clear Quicktime format. If you prefer, you can head over to the Apple trailer site and see it the same way. Or if you the quick and easy way, here’s the YouTube version. Or you can go see Sex and the City 2 this weekend and likely see this trailer on the big screen.

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