Ted reflects MacFarlane's humour perfectly; it's rude, crude, and often racist, sexist, and homophobic. MacFarlane's Family Guy and American Dad have eased audiences into his bold and offensive gags making the crassness of Ted no surprise. This being said, I found myself laughing out loud at many stages throughout the film. As long as you don't take the racism or sexism too seriously, you too will find yourself in fits of giggles.
Wonderfully cast with Wahlberg and Kunis, they do well adapting to acting with 'Ted', a CGI. Honourable mentions to Giovanni Ribisi as Donny, a creepy father that tries to buy Ted from John, and to Joel McHale as Rex, Lori's sleazy boss. These supporting actors perfectly round-out the film and add to the multiple plot-lines.
The narration of the film ensures that the storybook feel of the film is kept intact, while also making the highly sexualized themes less confronting and vulgar. Take the exchange between Ted and his boss at the supermarket as an example:
Boss: You had sexual intercourse on top of the produce that we sell to people?
Ted: I did her with a parsnip. Then I sold that same parsnip to a family of four.
One fault that I did notice with the film was that I was left feeling like the best jokes or the funniest parts were all shown in the various teasers advertising the film. I understand that this is the best way to sell the film and attract audiences, but I felt underwhelmed at times as the jokes had lost their charm.
If you enjoy the toilet-humour of Family Guy, don't mind eyeballing Mila Kunis for an hour and a half, or are a sucker for a cliched love story, this film will more than satisfy as a reason to head to the pictures. Just make sure your date isn't an easily-offended frigid Jewish female.
