It's hard to know where to begin in pointing out the flaws of this movie. I wanted to leave at the first inane scene (I only stayed because my husband refuses to leave movies, period). Ray Romano plays a well-meaning inarticulate boob, the same character he plays on TV. Maura Tierney plays the same long-suffering angry girlfriend that she plays on ER. Gene Hackman and Marcia Gay Harden are good actors, but I came away thinking they must have been desperate for money to make this idiotic film. Their talent appeared like brief glints of sunshine on an ocean of mediocrity.
This movie was less funny and cornier than the worst TV sitcom (pick one)--and that says a lot. A brief list of flaws: tired, dated, sexist jokes, poor timing, dull dialogue, no chemistry between Romano and Tierney, inordinately long scenes about GOLF, sappy music, bad lighting, predictable story line, and on and on.
I never write movie reviews, but I had to write this one, just to warn other viewers. What a waste of two hours--I feel like my brain cells have been drained.
This movie was less funny and cornier than the worst TV sitcom (pick one)--and that says a lot. A brief list of flaws: tired, dated, sexist jokes, poor timing, dull dialogue, no chemistry between Romano and Tierney, inordinately long scenes about GOLF, sappy music, bad lighting, predictable story line, and on and on.
I never write movie reviews, but I had to write this one, just to warn other viewers. What a waste of two hours--I feel like my brain cells have been drained.