Starring J.K. Simmons, Jonny Simmons, Brittany Snow, and Paul Wesley, The Late Bloomer is unfortunately, not as good a movie as the trailer suggested.

A notable issue is the slow pace and the general mediocre execution of what could have been a great comedy. One about what happens when puberty comes to a man at age 30.

Not only did it take too long to get to potentially the most entertaining part of the film – when puberty finally hits, but, when we got there, it wasn’t worth the wait. Furthermore, the characters introduced in the first 30 minutes are barely interesting and unconvincing. When we do finally get to the puberty segment, the laughs are few. 

As for what I like about The Late Bloomer, I enjoyed Johnny Simmons’s character’s notes to himself about ‘chapter title’ ideas for his new book. I liked the dad character played by J.K. Simmons. His lines were the most amusing and, the father/son conversation towards the end is just beautiful. 

Overall, The Late Bloomer is a movie you should probably watch, only if you absolutely must. I was hoping for something akin to The 40 year Old Virgin (2005). There I go again with my expectations…

Look up I Love You, Man (2009), a well executed comedy where J.K. Simmons plays another good and funny dad. There’s of course, plenty more to the film than that and it’s all good.

Happy Film Loving,

G