hild-men at the movies have been impossible to ignore over the past few years, with producer Judd Apatow having started this trend of overgrown perma-boys and the women who tolerate them. And now Step Brothers, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly and directed by Adam McKay ("Talladega Nights"), is yet another one.

Though, we can't blame Apatow for the entire mess, Step Brothers does have all the markings of his imagination; if there’s a monopoly on wacky Hollywood comic features, it’s certain to include the Apatow stamp.

But after the semi-funny Will Ferrell vehicle “Semi-Pro” landed with a thud at the box-office last February, even his most enthusiastic fans began to wonder how long the 41-year-old could get away with playing basically the same character, movie after movie.

Gems like Elf and the genuinely affecting Stranger Than Fiction have expanded on his clueless man-child schtick, but Ferrell's infantilism grows tired for those of us who've had our fill of dick jokes and child-men on the loose.