History YMMV / FailureToLaunch

* ValuesDissonance: Thanks to The Recession of 2008 and how its effect on the economic and housing markets still lingers into the 2020s, it has become a struggle for many in the US to afford even basic living. Thus adults living with their parents has become less frowned upon as for many people it is a more financially stable option.

* ValuesDissonance: Thanks to The Recession of 2008 and how its effect on the economic and housing markets still lingers into the 2020s, Many adults have struggled to afford living on their own. Thus multigenerational households have become less frowned upon as for many people it is a more financially stable option.

* ValuesDissonance: Thanks to The Recession of 2008 and how its effect on the economic and housing markets still lingers into the 2020s. Multigenerational households have become a lot less frowned upon since many adults have struggled to afford living on their own, even those who do have a successful job like Tripp.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: DesignatedHero notes that Paula is effectively emotionally manipulating and lying to people for money by pretending to love them. As part of her strict system she never has sex with the men she pretends to love in order to "keep them focused." While not sleeping with the men is the right decision, sleeping with men could ''arguably'' be considered rape-by-deception given that Paula is being paid to fake these relationships.

* HarsherInHindsight: After the recession hit two years after the film came out, many adults were forced to move back home after losing their jobs or not being able to afford places of their own.

** Paula is depicted as someone who helps solve problems by pretending to be in a relationship with the live-in adult until they get a boost and move out of their parent/s home. While Paula herself is not evil, the film doesn't take into consideration extenuating circumstances for living at home such as disability and in effect Paula pretends to love these men and manipulates them for money.

* AcceptableTargets: [[BasementDweller Adults who live with their parents]] are treated this way.

* DesignatedHero: Downplayed with Paula. She is depicted as someone who helps solve problems by pretending to be in a relationship with the live-in adult until they get a boost and move out of their parent/s home. While Paula herself is not evil, the film doesn't take into consideration extenuating circumstances for living at home such as disability and in effect Paula pretends to love these men and manipulates them for money.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: After the recession hit two years after the film came out, many adults were forced to move back home after losing their jobs or not being able to afford places of their own.

* ValuesDissonance: In both a cultural and era sense. Tripp is made out like there's something seriously wrong with him for still living with his parents to the point that girls immediately run away when they find out and his friends act as though it's the most shameful thing an adult can do. There are many cultures where it's not only accepted but expected that children live with their parents well into adulthood and, in some cases, even after getting married. The plot would also become this a few years later when the economic recession hit and many young people were forced to move back in with their parents with many young people struggling to find work of any kind, let alone that will pay enough for them to afford rent that has increased considerably while wages haven't. People watching now would probably find the way Tripp's situation is portrayed as fairly insulting.

** Tripp's parents seem to have no sympathy at all for the fact that [[spoiler:he's still grieving the woman he was going to marry, and even maintaining a relationship with his would-be stepdaughter.]] They don't even think to let Paula know this is the major reason he's in such a funk, leaving to numerous InnocentlyInsensitive moments until she finds out.

* HilariousInHindsight: As [[https://thedissolve.com/features/forgotbusters/727-in-2006-failure-to-launch-doubled-as-a-mirror-for-/ Nathan Rabin pointed out]], the film has a considerable [[RealitySubtext similarity to Matthew McConaughey's own career]] where he was often criticized for not living up to his talent before launching a notable [[CareerResurrection comeback which included an Oscar win]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: We're intended to see Tripp as being massively flawed for still living with his parents and expected to agree with everyone else's frustration with him. The problem is that Tripp is still played by Matthew McConaughey whose natural charm and immense charisma make it difficult to agree with the film's assessment that Tripp desperately needs to change.

* HilariousInHindsight: As [[https://thedissolve.com/features/forgotbusters/727-in-2006-failure-to-launch-doubled-as-a-mirror-for-/ Nathan Rabin pointed out]], the film has a considerable [[RealitySubtext similarity to Matthew McConaughey's own career]] where he was often criticized for not living up to his talent before launching a notable [[CareerResurrection comeback which included as Oscar win]].

** Kit. She's a borderline alcoholic, something arguably and potentially worse than being a BasementDweller, yet the film doesn't call her out on it. [[DisproportionateRetribution She wants to kill a mockingbird simply because it keeps following her]] - to the point that she warms up to someone who gives her a BB gun to kill it.
* InformedWrongness: Tripp's refusal to move out of home is treated like an aberration and everyone rallies to change his situation.

* DesignatedHero: Paula is depicted as someone who helps solve problems by pretending to be in a relationship with the live-in adult until they get a boost and move out of their parent/s home. While Paula herself is not evil, the film doesn't take into consideration extenuating circumstances for living at home such as disability and in effect Paula pretends to love these men and manipulates them for money.
** Kit. She's a borderline alcoholic and [[DisproportionateRetribution wants to kill a mockingbird simply because it keeps following her]] - to the point that she warms up to someone who gives her a BB gun to kill it.

* AcceptableTargets: [[BasementDweller Adults who live with their parents]] are treated this way. As to whether or not it's deserved, see below.
* BrokenAesop: The film seems to take a negative slant on adults who still live with their parents, to the point that Tripp is portrayed as an EnemyToAllLivingThings because he's "out of harmony with nature and nature knows it." Yet Tripp is not portrayed as one of the more negative types of BasementDweller; he's not staying at home because he's lazy, immature and/or cowardly, he pays rent and the "vengeful nature" scenes aren't shown happening to any of the other live-in adults in the movie.

* InformedWrongness: Tripp's refusal to move out of home is treated like an aberration and everyone rallies to change his situation. See BrokenAesop above.

* InfromedWrongness: Tripp's refusal to move out of home is treated like an aberration and everyone rallies to change his situation. See BrokenAesop above.

* BrokenAesop: The film seems to take a negative slant on adults who still live with their parents, to the point that Tripp is portrayed as an EnemyToAllLivingThings because he's "out of harmony with nature and nature knows it." Yet Tripp is not portrayed as one of the more negative types of BasementDweller; he's not staying at home because he's lazy, immature and/or cowardly, he pays rent and the "vengeful nature" scenes aren't shown happening to any of the other live-in adults in the movie.