"Unfinished Business" is the latest Vince Vaughn movie, starring alongside Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson - the three of them make an odd team on and off the screen. Wilkinson is the old, unpredictable, seasoned businessman, Franco plays the naive, possibly mentally challenged intern / assistant, and Vince Vaughn plays a relentless business owner and fellow businessman leading these guys on a trip to remember.
His company is almost broke, but if they can close this deal - they can save their jobs. So these 3 guys travel halfway across the world and get into all sorts of shenanigans and "explurs" lol (exploits) in their free time. This film also has other little funny touches, like the "AmericanBusinessMan42" thing, the "wheel barrel" confusion, the sex maid, getting tear-gassed, doing business naked in a sauna and also through a glory hole, and "Gugleshlagen".
Vaughn's character, "Dan Trunkman" is willing to do whatever it takes to seal the deal and get "the handshake" as he calls it. He also has a side story; he has a family in St. Louis that he has to deal with during his business trip through "FaceTime" conversations. He not only feels responsible for taking care of his family back home, but he also feels responsible for his two business partners. "Timothy McWinters", played by Tom Wilkinson; he is a cool, older gentleman and a veteran businessman. He seems more interested in getting away from his wife and letting loose while on this trip and having fun. He has that in common with Dave Franco's character, "Mike Pancake". His last name is an ongoing joke throughout the whole movie, He's a young, innocent, inexperienced salesman and this is his first business trip ever. He is focused on having fun and enjoying the trip, he lives in a home for people who don't know how to take care of themselves...? The film kind of skims over that, so I don't know what's wrong with him, but he has the best lines in the movie. He gets stuck in a life-size hamster ball with an Asian man, and he loses his virginity (twice) during the trip. He's a lovable character.
The film is directed by Ken Scott, who also directed Vince Vaughn in "Delivery Man", which I thought was a lame movie, but they got it right this time around. The three main characters make an unlikely trio, but they still get the job done! It's a feel-good comedy the whole family can enjoy! I give "Unfinished Business" a 7/ 10.
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