“Hall Pass” can be best described as a very confused movie, aimless and inept, more uncomfortably awkward than anything.

The movie revolves around two aging suburban husbands, Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis).

Their wives, played by unnaturally tanned Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate, notice a loss of interest in their respective relationships and decide to give them each a “hall pass”— a week for Rick and Fred to do whatever they want— in hopes of fixing things.

Incidentally, it is at this point that the movie loses its appeal.

It starts out as subtly funny, a potentially charming portrayal of modern suburbia.

If it continued this path, it very well could have emerged a more-than-decent movie.

However, it loses itself, childishly chasing raunchy comedy that just seems totally out of place.

Some of the choices made in putting this film together are befuddling.

One moment is supposed to be warm and charming, and the next moment, characters are defecating in a golf bunker.

Is this the best the writers could do?

Couple that with stereotypical depictions of certain minor characters, and the tastelessness of it all is astonishing.

At one point, the film even resorts to the horribly unfunny “there’s-a-penis-on-the-screen,-now-laugh” gag.

“Hall Pass” was much better off as a modest PG-13 comedy about two doofuses getting into all sorts of silly trouble.

Instead, it tried and failed miserably at replicating the trendy rated-R over-the-top style comedies of today.

And it became a movie about two doofuses doing and saying really weird things, in exceedingly uncomfortable contexts.

It’s unbelievable how far off of its intended target this movie landed.

Misguided ambition ruins this film.

Despite its initial promise, “Hall Pass” is ultimately very passable, more “miss” than “hit”, and leaves viewers’ with nothing but a bad taste in their mouths.