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Tishala
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08-01-2000
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 11:36 am
I was predisposed to like this film. I confess an admiration for Jane Fonda, whose performances in Klute, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Julia, On Golden Pond, Coming Home, and Nine to Five addressed American social change intelligently and sometimes humorously. The film also co-stars the always funny Wanda Sykes and Michael Vartan from Alias, who always looks good. And Jennifer Lopez is in it too. She did a good film once. But it was years ago and, let's face it, it was good because it starred George Clooney and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. Let's get the pleasantries out of the way. The film looks gorgeous and so does Ms. Lopez. The stuff you have seen in the film's trailors or in the appearances the stars have made to promote the film really is funny and it had the theatre-goers laughing. One wonders, though, whether that's just because people at some level really do want to see Ms. Fonda and/or Ms. Lopez get slapped and repeatedly insulted (with hackneyed misogynist jokes). It's hard to deny Ms. Fonda's and Ms. Sykes' comic gifts, just as it is difficult to understand why Ms. Lopez consistently finds herself in comedic roles when it is obvious she has little talent for the parts. Even the glorious Elaine Stritch's brief cameo is enough to render Ms. Lopez's utterly forgettable performance utterly forgotten. All in all, this film is mostly a sitcom and not a particularly good one. It is poorly written. It is tasteless. It is trite. And it is not worth your money, at least not in the theatre. When it comes out on DVD, watch it to see Ms. Fonda and Ms. Sykes....or to freeze frame on Mr. Vartan. 
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 12:35 pm
Oh, I thought this movie was funny! Perhaps, it's because Jane Fonda, in parts, reminded me of my own MIL before I got married. I went thinking that there probably wouldn't be a lot of people there considering some feelings about Jane, but the theatre was full. Wanda ran away with the movie with her quips. I will rent the DVD to watch it again.
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 1:54 pm
I was looking forward to this but after seeing so many clips from it I am afraid I have all ready seen the funny stuff. I don't know why producers feel the need to show so much of a movie before we see it. I am waiting for DVD
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 4:53 pm
The military will use the DVD's for target practice.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Sunday, May 29, 2005 - 10:10 pm
We saw this last night and we both really liked it. Wanda Sykes had the funniest lines throughout the whole movie. Can't wait for the DVD because I'm hoping for out-takes or added scenes of Wanda!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2005 - 8:00 am
i thought it was hilarious, too! loved wanda sykes!
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