In a word, terrible. I had known that the reviews were bad and it had tanked at the box office, but I still ended up renting this because I love Jason Bateman and it had a variety of other funny people in it. I figured, how bad could it really be. Well I found out the hard way. They had a decent, albeit familiar premise. Zach Braff and Amanda Peet are newlyweds, who move back to Ohio. Braff takes a job at his father-in-law's company and meets an old friend of Peet's, Chip (Bateman). Everyone loves Chip, but Braff thinks he's evil, a liar, and still lusting after his wife.
Instead of doing anything fresh, the films provides some expected gags. The story just meanders all over the place and throws in a lot of unnecessary subplots. Worst of all is that Braff's character isn't likeable in the least, so you have no interest in seeing him succeeding in exposing Chip for who he really is. Bateman has moments of brillance as Chip, but ultimately gets buried amongst the dreck that surrounds him. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect here is that this film marked the return of funnyman Charles Grodin to film and they do nothing with him. It's a shame he couldn't have come back in a better film than this. This movie goes right up there with The Brothers Solomon as an epic waste of true comedic talent. Netflix rating: *
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You're too forgiving. I wouldn't have even rented this one. Thanks for the review. I'm definitely not seeing this now.
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