All his life, Dan Landsman has never been the cool guy. That's about to change - if he can convince Oliver Lawless, the most popular guy from his high school who's now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Despite Black and Marsden's trying on making 'The D Train' watchable this comedy is really sinking rather than rising but also most of the comedic parts did not land and to be honest both of this 2 are good actors and deserved better. (5/10)

An unexpected surprise....in some ways the material was too good for Jack Black (he just doesn't possess the emotional nuance needed for a role like this)...but several of the cast were A+...the film deals with some very hefty themes with deft and wit....and can only be faulted for glibness at times, particularly the ending. Nonetheless, this is destined to become a classic in time....despite it's failings, it earns a place in the "Marty" pantheon of human dramas. PS; for those who can't do Jack Black, his performance here is actually pretty good.

Writer directors Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul seem to want it both ways. With this movie they throw in all forms of crude low-life drug and sexual sensationalism while expecting us to look for something higher. Problem is it's never clear to the viewer just what audience they are aiming for - what they want to say - or where they are rightly heading. This is a pity because on one hand they are saying look at all the available crap you can indulge in (and they pile it on) but then attempt to introduce a halfway interesting awareness angle that's not always quite as convincing as it needs to be - leaving audiences a little confused and hanging in irritated limbo.The story and its characters are weak and vulgar but we are supposed to find something lovable about them. Any quality moral insights are shrouded in dubious message type situations - IE: If spending quality time with your 14yr old son is reduced to talking about the merits of a threesome - then these folk need to take a very serious look at their understanding of responsible parenting!. It also looks as if they and the producers sold their souls to the 'cancer stick' companies - with heavy 40's style cigarette shot usage - each one glamorously 'set-up' for all their characters (no matter what age) add-nauseous. Give us a break - it took a long time to educate humanity and clean up the air but takes such a short time for commercial fools to kill it again.What could have been a good try at worthy character observations ends up as a "let's make a film for everybody" that ends up pleasing next to no-one. What's left are reasonable intentions buffed to a trashy finish....It's also a another case of the Hollywood promotions machine not knowing how to sell its product to the right audience.

The worst movie I've seen in a long time. I can't believe the two lead actors would even get themselves involved in something like this. It has absolutely no focus. It can't decide if it's a black comedy, a drama, a weird gay love story, a psychological character study... What?It has no direction and no meaning -- No one to root for and no one to care about. There was no hero nor villain. It was a complete waste of time. And I like Jack Black. Even when He steps out of his normal box. At some points, it is quite silly and comes across light and not so serious. Just as it gets to it's silliest, it tries too hard to take itself seriously. This was just hard to watch and a big mess of a movie.