Majikat It's not often I like romantic comedies, but this one is easy watching and I love the opposites attract in this film.The funny bits are the uncomfortable bits!

benaboo I just watched this movie and it's not terrific but it's not down right horrible. I thought Ben Stiller and Jennifer Anniston made a fine couple but maybe not the most believable. The good things about this movie are the actors are good for the most part, I thought Philip Seymour Hoffman was very funny as Ben Stiller's best friend, and there are definitely some things about the movie that are funny. What I don't like about this movie are while I thought Alec Baldwin was good in it I thought he was a little out of place but that's only a minor detail. I didn't care for the dancing scenes, Hank Azaria who I thought was good in Night At The Museum 2 was not enjoyable in this and the movie is full of gross out humor. I don't entirely mind that but like Ben Stiller's character I am germaphobic and I have IBS. I had to fast forward the bathroom scene and I'm glad I did. This is one of many movies that came out in 2004 that had Ben Stiller. This one was okay, Starsky and Hutch is one that I really enjoy, I have never seen Envy nor do I plan to, Dodgeball was pretty funny, and Meet The Fockers is my favorite. Anchorman is actually but he only had a cameo in it. I may need to re-watch it because it wasn't that bad it was just weird and had a lot of gross out humor.

gavin6942 A buttoned up newlywed (Ben Stiller) finds his too organized life falling into chaos when he falls in love with an old classmate (Jennifer Aniston).At its core, this is a romantic comedy. And as such, it has the problem of following that same plot that all romantic comedies follow. So the film cannot be given too much credit as far as originality goes. But it does have a bit more humor, because Stiller is not your typical leading man. He is not overly handsome by any means, and often not even funny.What really sells this film, though, and makes it more good than bad, is the performance of Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Although only a supporting role, he is pretty darn funny, and steals every scene he is in -- the basketball scene, the insurance pitch... he is brilliant.

ComedyFan2010 Relationships and risks. It is interesting how in this movies both characters avoid risks but different ones. Reuben may be too afraid to eat nuts in bar, but he always tries to get into a committed relationship even though as we know those always come with a risk as it involves trust into somebody who isn't you. And Poly is a free spirit who will eat some crazy foods yet refuses to be in a commitment. Makes one actually think who is more of a risk taker here? The great thing in this movie is that they both develop into the direction of the other. Reuben does some dirty dancing and is willing to go into a relationship without a set goal of marriage while Poly is willing to go into a relationship with him. One thing about this movie that is irritating is that they didn't even try to hide how they copied from other movies. Both leads have recreated the situations thy have been in before. Here is Ben Stiller once again having some horrible times in the toilet (only not as funny as in There is Something About Mary) and Jennifer Aniston is reacting a Friends episode where she finds Ross's list on why to date her or why not.I think they also didn't think the whole "risk taking" thing through. Why would Reuben eat ethnic food with all the risks for him considering his personality? He should have been refusing to go and then Poly's "Can I choose?" response to him asking her out for dinner at the end would make more sense Otherwise she has been the one who always chose everything!.It is a bit hard to overlook the points I made above and yet it has also great elements that make it an above average movie. First is what I said in the first paragraph. It is a bit more original romcom as they both have a problem that seems to make the opposites and yet makes them so alike (the fear of taking risks, even though it is different kind of risks). Second, the cast is amazing. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing and Hank Azaria all bring some fun moments to the show. The secondary characters are very colorful and work out just because we don't see them all the time. The main ones have both the humorous part and some humanity about them.Rodolfo the ferret I didn't get. I love ferrets but I didn't find him run into things funny, or they could have done more with it.And yes, many moments with laugh out loud laughter This includes Reuben dancing salsa and Sandy the Judas trying to also be Jesus. All in all, not a big classic comedy, but some good above average entertainment