Let's see---we've got "Norm" from FARGO (John Carroll Lynch), "Reed Rothchild" from BOOGIE NIGHTS (John C. Reilly), "Ned Schneebly" from SCHOOL OF ROCK (Mike White), "Delmar" from O BROTHER (Tim Blake Nelson), "William Miller's sister" from ALMOST FAMOUS (Zooey Deschanel), and "Michelle's mother" {but really "Willow's mom"} (Deborah Rush) from American WEDDING. Oh, and it's nice to see the former bass player from X still getting work, but he seems to get fewer and fewer lines in movies as he gets older. Add a decent script by White, throw in pretty good performances by leads Jennifer Aniston and DONNIE DARKO himself (Jake Gyllenhaal), and you've got yourself a pretty decent hour-and-a-half movie.
I laughed out loud a few times (the sperm-donor scene and Bubba trying to settle down his pooch when he gets his five minutes on top of Justine come to mind).
But I really didn't know whether to be happy Justine pretty much got a free pass for all of her "philandering and abetting" (not to mention the aborted poisoning attempt), or feel sorry for her having what looks like a life of misery awaiting at the Retail Rodeo. You'll have to make your own call on that.
I laughed out loud a few times (the sperm-donor scene and Bubba trying to settle down his pooch when he gets his five minutes on top of Justine come to mind).
But I really didn't know whether to be happy Justine pretty much got a free pass for all of her "philandering and abetting" (not to mention the aborted poisoning attempt), or feel sorry for her having what looks like a life of misery awaiting at the Retail Rodeo. You'll have to make your own call on that.