This lumbering romantic comedy pretends to address the apparent trend of 30-something slackers who are unwilling to fly the nest. It is actually an excuse to have a character called Tripp (played by Matthew McConaughey) fall over in all manner of random slapstick episodes. Tripp trips. Often. This is a useful indication of the level of wit the actors - and audience - are forced to deal with here. An under-used Kathy Bates plays the long-suffering mother of this "adultescent" who hires Sarah Jessica Parker's specialist consultant to tempt him into moving out by making him fall for her. It's an odd concept within a laboured plot that's overly mechanical and rarely funny. Director Tom Dey only highlights the problem with an incongruous, melodramatic twist that backfires in the final approach.

At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to help. In desperation to push Tripp out of the nest once and for all, Al and Sue hatch a plan to hire Paula, an "interventionist," who has a formula in these cases.