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Genres:
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Comedy /
Romance
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Release:
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Director:
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John Hamburg
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Actors:
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Kym Whitley,
Jsu Garcia,
Bob Dishy,
Michele Lee,
Ben Stiller,
Jennifer Aniston,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Debra Messing,
Alec Baldwin,
Hank Azaria,
Bryan Brown,
Missi Pyle,
Judah Friedlander,
Kevin Hart,
Masi Oka
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Duration:
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87 min.
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Rating:
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(5.8/10)129.5
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Plot Summary:
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Chance analyst Reuben Feffer loses his wife on their honeymoon when he discovers her being associate with a scuba docent. When he returns home, Reuben's friend and coworkers effort to cheer him up and take him off to meet uncharted people. He has a chance join with middle school classmate Polly Prince. The movie then follows the dating of Reuben and Polly, he -avoider and she a free spirited wanderer. When Lisa, Reuben's wife, returns from her fling with Claude Reuben be compelled decide to take back his glacial-hearted bride or run with the commitment-fearing Polly.
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Tags:
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And she brought along a top notch supporting cast as well...
Timid risk analyst Ruben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is jilted by his wife on their honeymoon, but runs into old school friend Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston). She's the spontaneous, flighty type, the polar opposite of Ruben. Mis-matched romance ensues. While maintaining a few pratfalls and mild 'gross-out' moments, it's dragged well clear of the gutter by superb performances by the supporting cast. It's not stretching anyone involved by a long chalk, but Philip Seymour Hoffman's ex-child actor superstar and Bryan Brown's extreme sporting executive (Volcano luge? Strewth!) are little short of inspired. Aniston and Stiller do little to offend and raise the odd laugh and truthfully it's one of the more amiable comedies we've seen of late. Far from anyone involved...
Formulaic
Unimaginative dross. Tries to cash in on the success of similar (and better) romantic comedies of the past but fails dramatically. Typical Ben Stiller formula: falls in love, always unlucky, events always conspiring against him, gets girl, the end. 1 star awarded because Anniston is actually okay in this and manages, to a certain degree, to throw off her 'Rachel from Friends' shackles.
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