Our Idiot Brother

If you can read the title, you don't need to see the movie. Ned (Paul Rudd) is an idiot and a brother to three sisters. Being an idiot makes Ned prone to messing things up. That is really all there is to it.

Ned goes to jail because he sells pot to a uniformed police officer. Unbelievable, right? Who could be that dumb?

Ned is. He's an idiot, remember? 

His girlfriend starts dating a new guy while he's in jail, so Ned has to find a new place to live. He gets juggled from sister to sister as each one gets sick of him when he messes something up for her.

The biggest problem with "Our Idiot Brother" is that it doesn't feel much like a movie—nothing about it flows. It is little more than a series of scenes tied loosely together by Ned's idiocy.

The only overarching goal is that Ned wants to get his dog back from his ex. Character growth is minimal.

His sisters might learn that Ned is a decent guy, but they don't really change much as people.

This stagnant pace could be ignored if the movie offered laughs. "Our Idiot Brother" might squeeze the occasional chuckle out of viewers, but that's it.

There are no gut-busters. Nearly all humor misses its intended marks.

Without much plot, character growth, or humor, "Our Idiot Brother" is left with only Rudd's adorable demeanor to carry it for a mercifully short 90 minutes.