namashi_1 Adapted from the book of the same name by Stephen McCauley, 'The Object of My Affection' rests on a great, novel idea, but somehow it falters, in its execution. Its certainly a decent film with good performances, but the idea deserved more.'The Object of My Affection' Synopsis: A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.'The Object of My Affection' is about finding comfort in a partner, despite their sexuality. The protagonist here, pregnant & rather lonely, finds comfort & commitment in a gay man, to whom, she offers to father her child. Now, that's a different way of looking at things, but its a great concept. The clichés of the hero & heroine are done away here & what is served here is a tale of love, despite both the sexes ever indulging sexually. However, 'The Object of My Affection' is hurdled by an erratic Screenplay. The Late/Great Wendy Wasserstein's Adapted Screenplay stagnates after a point. Of course, the lighthearted tone is wonderfully maintained & the film begins very well, but you wish the Writer had opted for a little more. The final 30-minutes, in particular, aren't impressive enough. I wanted more of the interaction between the unlikely couple, rather than newer characters & their importance. Nicholas Hytner's Direction is fine. Cinematography is excellent. Editing is alright. Art & Costume Design are perfect. George Fenton's Score is passable.Performance-Wise: Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are in complete form. Aniston is natural to the core & makes you feel for her love towards a man who isn't attracted to her, while Rudd is magic as her companion, who also loves her, but just not the way she expects. Their on-screen chemistry, also, is easy. John Pankow is first-rate. Veterans Allison Janney & Alan Alda are adequate. Steve Zahn has a very small role, but he's effective, as always.On the whole, 'The Object of My Affection' isn't as brave as it should've been, nonetheless, its a breezy watch.

Python Hyena The Object of My Affection (1998): Dir: Nicholas Hytner / Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Alan Alda, Allison Janney, Tim Daly: Dreary romantic comedy offering insight on relationships between people who cannot love each other in the manner they expect. It really regards the inner person we truly love about individuals whom we know well. Jennifer Aniston is pregnant and asks her live in friend to help her raise the baby. He puts together plays for children, to take his mind off a recently bad relationship. Directed with insight by Nicholas Hytner who previously made The Madness of King George. Here he demonstrates the gap between two people who could be romantically compatible had it not been for the fact that their sexual preferences prevent it. That in itself sounds fine except that it is thrown into a pathetic formula driven screenplay that reduces it all to a by-the-numbers fiasco. Paul Rudd is believable as Aniston's homosexual friend who offers support. Aniston struggles with affection that cannot be returned. This cannot end in union as hinted throughout the screenplay. In flat supporting roles are Alan Alda and Allison Janney who can certainly do better with broader material. Interesting setup with relationships reduced to predictable formula. Theme of acceptance and love is given an interesting viewpoint but the film is more dull than funny. Score: 5 / 10

slightlymad22 I caught this on TV last night, and in the absence of anything else on, I decided to give it a go. A pregnant New York social worker (Jennifer Aniston) begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend (Paul Rudd), and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend Vince.Even though Aniston is on the other side of 40 these days, she remains one of the most sizzling actresses on the planet. Back in her prime, she was the best eye candy of the era. From her beautiful face to her womanly curves to her cute personality, she was (and still is) the perfect package. But her movie career his been hit and miss at best. For every "We're The Millers" there is a "The Switch."While she has given us glimpses of her greatness in many different flicks, such as "The Good Girl they are not shown often enough, and this is another one of her good acting roles.All the lead characters seem nice people to hang out with, though Vince (John Pankow) would be annoying to spend too much time with. Alan Alda is enjoyable and deserves special motion. Aniston and Rudd make an endearing romantic pairing and have decent chemistry, they would re team for "Wonderlust" a few years later. Look of for a young Hayden Panettiere and Sarah Hyland in early roles

Raul Faust Thought the story is light, it delivers entertainment and a good time. The casting is very spontaneous, the actors weren't that known back there but were good enough to act decently. The story is quite original, I have never seen other movie where the girl falls in love with a gay man. The plot would be better if these kind of people really existed; we know that in real life people are prejudiced, intolerant and fight for anything (specially we, men). In this film, people accept things very easily, men don't dispute women, parents have no problem in the daughter living with a homossexual and biological father has no problem with the "new dad". Those things create lots of fray in real life.So that's it; an original comedy not much funny, but satisfying enough to don't disappoint the viewer.