Forget Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey¡¯s old rom-com finds success on Netflix after 18 years!
Do you remember the days when rom-coms were all the rage and everyone couldn¡¯t get enough of them? Back then, OTT streaming services were nonexistent, and many of us resorted to downloading pirated versions of Hollywood movies. Films like She¡¯s The Man, The Breakup, Step Up, The Holiday, and Wedding Daze were our go-to for feel-good entertainment.
One such movie which came out in 2006 starred some of the biggest Hollywood actors of today.?
Interstellar star Mathew McConaughey and Sex And The City¡¯s Sarah Jessica Parker played the main leads. The film, Failure to Launch, lived up to its title with its performance at the time.
What is ¡®Failure To Launch¡¯ all about?
The romantic comedy centers on a 35-year-old man(McConaughey) who still lives with his parents. They hire an interventionist (Jessica Parker) to help motivate him to move out of the house. In addition to Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in the lead roles, the cast also features Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, and Oscar-winner Kathy Bates.
A big dud at the time of release, Failure To Launch has now become a global hit, thanks to Netflix
Matthew McConaughey's critically panned romantic comedy Failure to Launch has become a global hit on Netflix. During the week of July 29-August 4, the film ranked seventh on Netflix's Global Top 10, with 4.8 million views and 7.8 million hours streamed. It positioned itself in the bottom half of the rankings, falling below Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and above The Bad Guys, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and The Marksman.
Here's the trailer:
Before doing serious roles and bagging an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey's career revolved around romantic comedies
In the 1990s, Matthew McConaughey made a notable breakthrough with a brief but memorable role in Richard Linklater's coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused. He later cemented his status as a leading man with performances in the legal drama A Time to Kill, the sci-fi film Contact, and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad. In the 2010s, McConaughey won an Academy Award for his role in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the first season of True Detective.
The 2000s for Matthew McConaughey was all about romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Fool's Gold, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.?As for Failure To Launch, the movie opened to poor reviews from the critics but it still went on to make $130 million at the box office.
Interestingly, it turned out to be a good decision on Matthew¡¯s part. Going beyond romcoms and choosing different roles not only showcased his versatility as an actor but it also helped him create a legacy with films like Interstellar, The Wolf of Wall Street, True Detective and The Lincoln Lawyer to name a few.
With his older rom-com films gaining abundant streaming views, it¡¯s clear that newer generations are discovering his talent, or perhaps millennials and boomers are revisiting these classics out of nostalgia.
