maddison-19966 There is no plot in this movie, honestly you keep waiting for something remotely engaging to happen. I had high expectations due to the actors/actresses involved in this film, I was highly disappointed.

theinvisiblera A movie packed with good actors and such bad story-writing, it's honestly hard to watch. So basically, the story goes like this: We have this girl, who is an ex-baseball player, depressed over the end of her career & a famous baseball player, who also happens to be a lady-killer. The lady-killer falls in love with the girl, but his approach to love & being in a relationship is (especially in the beginning) rather controversial & selfish. This creates quite a few obstacles for him on his love quest. He tries to change his ways for the girl, he just doesn't know any better, leaving her unsure as to their future. But hey, did I tell you there was another suitor for the girl? Nope? Probably because he's so boring you forget about him before you even stop looking at him. So the other pal, mind you, is a sorry excuse for an ex-CEO of a large company who behaves more like a dollar store manager & who was just fired by his own father (the real deal), after the company has been put under federal investigation for fraud. So basically what does he do throughout the whole movie? Tries to uncover the truth, clean himself from accusations? None of the above. He decides to take these 121min of your life to run away from talking with his father and responsibility (which BTW I'm not saying he is to take, but behaving like a child isn't gonna solve the problem either). The woman he was in love with dumps him straight after she hears of his troubles, which is when he sort of accidentally gets to know the main heroine and instantly falls in love with her. So that's it. Guess who the heroine chooses? The a little too open, yet willing to change baseball relationship underdog who changes his ways for her, or the chickenhead with bad taste for women? Yep, you guessed it, it's the chickenhead. Beats me. I literally bled inside for everything that was wrong about this choice & the plot in general.

mathmaniac Giving this movie a low rating is, as the King would say in 'The King and I,' a 'puzzlement.'James L. Brooks always delivers. Maybe you won't want to hear the messages, maybe you're not in the mood, but you will accept delivery. Every few years, I watch this film and forget the details of the plot. That means there will be fresh tears. Tears of happiness but here comes the waterworks! Paul Rudd is, as usual, the perfect 'chick flick' hero. A little TOO perfect for some. Yet he has the comedic chops to lift a scene that threatens to bog down in sentimentality.Reese Witherspoon does something that must be very challenging: she acts the role of the athlete working on developing her thick skin while also being soft and appealingly feminine. What complicates her character is her tendency to talk through all her feelings while evaluating all her feelings. Too much? Even her character has to stand back now and then and say, 'Enough already...' I don't understand how this wonderful script with these wonderful actors failed to add up to a huge box office hit. I've finally come up with this: it's too many smart (even brilliant) ideas in a movie that dating couples are going to wish was just a bit of fluff between dinner and bar-hopping. There's so much to think about from the conflicts presented that it just might happen that the evening ends up being a thoughtful debate about futures and hopes and vulnerabilities. Who wants that on a date? Uh, NO ONE!And there you have it.(If you are not on a date, see the movie. Have some Kleenex handy for a scene or two. Get ready to laugh because there are very funny scenes, too.)

mitchellandsuzy Pros: Likable Paul Rudd; Cute Reese Witherspoon; likable Owen Wilson; Funny and likable Kathryn Hahn. THAT'S IT!! That's all that gives it a 2 stars instead of a 1 star reviewCons: Everything else. I kept hoping, hoping , hoping for... 1) chemistry to happen between ANY of the characters 2) any of the actors to say something clever, humorous, or even realistic to their character ( Owen Wilson made a few attempts ) - my standards are not that high, people... 3) an understanding of the "lesson" of this film, since the writer and director were definitely not going for romance, or comedy, right? 4) Jack Nicholson to come out of his coma. He was like a Jack Nicholson robot or something - blech! Revolting to watch him in any scene - and he seemed to be aware of it, too.I watched this on a 4 for 1 DVD I got at Target - advertised as "Date Night" movies, so other than the two hours I'll never get back and the slightly lower respect I feel for the actors, no big deal. I DO feel bad for the folks who paid to see it in the theatre or watched it with their significant other, hoping for some romantic mood or insight. So sad.