You got to hand it to Seth MacFarlane for the quality of his work. The score is amazing, the location breathtaking with intricate sets, period-piece costumes, and believable props, make-up and production design. But, and this is a big but, this movie is not a good movie. The script probably could've used a few more revisions, a few more connections between the sub-plots and main plot, and a few more reasons to make us care at all about any of the characters. He did a pretty good job with Ted, even eliciting a tear from me when Ted miraculously comes back to life at the end. That magic is missing here. Maybe he should stay behind the camera from now on. Not sure if we are ready for, or if he is ready, to be the star of a film and in the flesh.

2 Stars (out of 5)