3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :- To be fair, this is not the worst movie ever but definitely way below average, 11 May 2005
Author:
ArtistGrl
I wasn't sure whether to watch it or not, but since a few people here
did give it 8-10 stars (die-hard Lauren Graham fans I guess), I decided
to see it anyway.
And well - don't believe them - I don't remember the last time I was so
bored! the naysayers weren't exaggerating one bit! the plot never
develops, the acting is worse than in "Days of Our Lives", everything
feels completely forced and unreal, very poorly-edited, and it's just
not funny at all (seriously, I find more humor in watching the news).
The only nice scene they could think of - Zach throwing souvenirs into
the water, was overdone so much that it made me feel they were only
trying to justify the price of the underwater cam, which frankly wasn't
worth it.
3 stars are only because it was not completely antagonizing or
patronizing, and because the soundtrack was pretty nice, especially if
you like 80s music.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- This is a romantic comedy with funny moments but one which lets the viewer down bigtime, 1 November 2006
Author:
Amy Adler from Toledo, Ohio
Zach and Abbey have been neighbors forever. Almost as long, Zach has
been in love with Abbey, at least since she asked him to join her on
the seesaw long ago. Now, they are 27 and Abbey is about to fly away
from the roost. A gifted artist, she is heading for NYC. Zach runs an
auto mechanic shop and still lives at home with his folks. However, he
is stunned by Abbey's potential desertion and makes up his mind to
marry her. After setting up a date at a nice restaurant, Zach gets the
idea that he may have better luck with his proposal if he asks former
girlfriends what his faults are. As he goes from lady to lady, he
learns more than he wants to, at times. But, will his acquired
knowledge help him make time with Abbey? This is a fun movie for most
of the duration. Zach's former girls, including a dominatrix babysitter
and a spin-the-bottle alliance, provide mirth in big doses. The actors
are attractive and humorous and the production values quite welcoming.
However, viewers may be let down toward the end of the film. In
romantic comedies, this is a very serious offense. Do take time to find
the film if you are a romcom nut. It has some good ideas and fun times,
even when it is veering off course.
3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :- Nothing Happens, 17 April 2005
Author:
enjay_ from United Kingdom
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
As I watched this movie, I kept thinking, maybe something will
happen....I was wrong. This movie was not interesting at all (unless
you have a really elementary sense of humour). And at the end, we are
at the same place as at the beginning. The main character chases down
all of his old girlfriends to find out why they broke up so that he can
use this advice on a date with the love of his life who is moving away.
The advice doesn't work. And it ends like that, very anticlimactically.
There is no character development throughout the story, and all of the
characters are very one-dimensional. Some people find that funny, but I
personally don't.
A Lauren Graham mistake, 5 December 2007
Author:
blambert-4 from United States
Like many folks I got this movie because Lauren Graham was in it (my
Wife's a huge fan of Gilmore Girls)but this movie is terrible and
Lauren must have been out to lunch when she decided to do it. First the
lead characters are all supposed to be twenty somethings getting ready
to leave the nest,but everybody in it is 35 or older and looks idiotic
trying to play 21. The lead guy Brad Hunt is a total loser and you
wonder why any woman much less Lauren Graham would want the guy. His
partner who advises him on women is an even bigger loser than he is and
is at least 40! I kept waiting for this movie to be funny or
interesting but it was neither. The only positive thing to say for this
film was the music. The songs were more interesting than the
characters. Lauren Graham is in the movie maybe 15 min tops so don't
waste your time if your looking for a good film she might have done
between seasons of GG.
Only, and I mean ONLY if you want to see Lauren Graham, 15 April 2007
Author:
Ana_Banana from Romania
The funniest thing about that movie is that there actually were people
ready to put their money and work in it, and other people to buy
tickets to see it. It's like a stupid teen comedy with overgrown
actors/characters. The so-called actors read throughout their so-called
lines expressing nothing but boredom. Imagine what a real writer and
director would have done with the premise of this movie. The only
exception and the only reason why I watched it is Lauren Graham, a
really good actress with a bad agent, at least at that time. Did she
read the script before? Was she in big debt? They forced her somehow?
Why, why, why did she appear in such a horrible thing? Where is the
role worthy of her? I gave this movie a 1, and that's only for the too
few scenes with Lauren, otherwise it would have been a 0 (a big fat
zero, that is).
Fluff, 24 May 2006
Author:
BlackRabbit from Australia
Switch your brain off, relax and don't expect too much especially when
it comes to a satisfying ending; that's what's in order if you are
prepared to waste some time watching this piece of formulaic fluff.
There's a few mildly funny moments among the telegraphed plot points
but they can't save this dog from the leads stale acting and sub-par
production values overall.
Watching this flick I couldn't help but feel like I was being subjected
to a script developed by someone who perhaps was the perennial dunce in
writing classes at Adam Sandler University. Whilst we're not subjected
to anything pretentious, this film should have been able to offer more.
A disappointing try at an interesting storyline, 23 October 2005
Author:
funkymonkey_11 from United States
When I saw this at the store, I thought it looked like a cute idea with
a decent cast. I like Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls, but she ended up
having very few lines in this movie, much less any witty ones. Harland
Williams, or as I know him, the hitchhiker Ted picks up in There's
Something About Mary, has some humorous lines, but always seems rather
out of place and and also not used to his potential--or maybe he's just
a bad actor. Although the main actor is decent, I think the supporting
actors do a better job overall of making their characters interesting
for the audience. I think all the main characters were kind of dull.
Anyway, don't get your hopes up for this one, but it is a decent
lighthearted movie that's worth seeing if you don't have to pay for it.
WOW!! and that is not good..., 28 July 2005
Author:
jml05 from United States
This movie really put me to sleep. I how could Lauren Graham, Lorelai
Gilmore let us down like this. Having nothing to do and thinking that a
movie that contains Graham has to be interesting I thought that I would
give it a try...but I was wrong. This movie goes through the life of a
low life (sorry that might be harsh, anyways...) that looks up all his
old girl friends, just so he can improve his dating status so he can
ask Abbey out. The most interesting part had to be when he throws
things into a lake...wow wasn't that wonderful. This movie was just
disturbing. A teen that loses his virginity to his babysitter is just
wrong. It took me many upon many days to finish it. Enjoy...the reason
for the 2 stars is that the only light in this movie is Lauren. Other
then that, it's a one.
5 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :- It pretends to be original, but it is very ordinary., 23 February 2005
Author:
eadverts from in the desert
Not a very good movie, a waste of time. Don't see this if you can avoid
it. The ending is a piece of pretentious crap too. Forced acting,
forced plot, movie telegraphed every plot twist as if there were some
kind of cookie cutter these plots have to be cut out of. I just don't
understand why movies like these are ever made. Can't anyone see that
these movies are a bad idea just from reading the script? It's not as
though these people don't have any other options as far as scripts go.
Most are established actors with some credibility and some choice as to
which parts to accept. I guess they had to do someone a favor or were
under contract or something and just did this to get out from under the
obligation.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :- really disappointing., 31 July 2006
Author:
Shadowlandv1 from United States
i rented this movie thinking that i'd find a cute, fun movie with
harland williams, who i find really funny in his bit parts. it turns
out that he was one of the sole highlights of the film. although it has
a great concept for a movie, it sorely disappoints. the story is that a
man, in love with his childhood friend, sets out to find his 12
ex-girlfriends for advice on what he did wrong. one, a blast from the
80's, is another highlight in trying to prove that she is "over him".
also, zach (the main character) flashes back to a scene where he
immortalizes a token from each relationship by tossing it into a lake.
i thought it was genius then and tied in his quest perfectly. also,
look for brande roderick as the coolmint girl who pops in now and
again! all in all, a movie that could have been great if for the right
cast and a bigger budget.
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-

To be fair, this is not the worst movie ever but definitely way below average, 11 May 2005
Author: ArtistGrl
I wasn't sure whether to watch it or not, but since a few people here did give it 8-10 stars (die-hard Lauren Graham fans I guess), I decided to see it anyway.
And well - don't believe them - I don't remember the last time I was so bored! the naysayers weren't exaggerating one bit! the plot never develops, the acting is worse than in "Days of Our Lives", everything feels completely forced and unreal, very poorly-edited, and it's just not funny at all (seriously, I find more humor in watching the news). The only nice scene they could think of - Zach throwing souvenirs into the water, was overdone so much that it made me feel they were only trying to justify the price of the underwater cam, which frankly wasn't worth it.
3 stars are only because it was not completely antagonizing or patronizing, and because the soundtrack was pretty nice, especially if you like 80s music.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-

This is a romantic comedy with funny moments but one which lets the viewer down bigtime, 1 November 2006
Author: Amy Adler from Toledo, Ohio
Zach and Abbey have been neighbors forever. Almost as long, Zach has been in love with Abbey, at least since she asked him to join her on the seesaw long ago. Now, they are 27 and Abbey is about to fly away from the roost. A gifted artist, she is heading for NYC. Zach runs an auto mechanic shop and still lives at home with his folks. However, he is stunned by Abbey's potential desertion and makes up his mind to marry her. After setting up a date at a nice restaurant, Zach gets the idea that he may have better luck with his proposal if he asks former girlfriends what his faults are. As he goes from lady to lady, he learns more than he wants to, at times. But, will his acquired knowledge help him make time with Abbey? This is a fun movie for most of the duration. Zach's former girls, including a dominatrix babysitter and a spin-the-bottle alliance, provide mirth in big doses. The actors are attractive and humorous and the production values quite welcoming. However, viewers may be let down toward the end of the film. In romantic comedies, this is a very serious offense. Do take time to find the film if you are a romcom nut. It has some good ideas and fun times, even when it is veering off course.
3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-

Nothing Happens, 17 April 2005
Author: enjay_ from United Kingdom
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
As I watched this movie, I kept thinking, maybe something will happen....I was wrong. This movie was not interesting at all (unless you have a really elementary sense of humour). And at the end, we are at the same place as at the beginning. The main character chases down all of his old girlfriends to find out why they broke up so that he can use this advice on a date with the love of his life who is moving away. The advice doesn't work. And it ends like that, very anticlimactically. There is no character development throughout the story, and all of the characters are very one-dimensional. Some people find that funny, but I personally don't.
A Lauren Graham mistake, 5 December 2007

Author: blambert-4 from United States
Like many folks I got this movie because Lauren Graham was in it (my Wife's a huge fan of Gilmore Girls)but this movie is terrible and Lauren must have been out to lunch when she decided to do it. First the lead characters are all supposed to be twenty somethings getting ready to leave the nest,but everybody in it is 35 or older and looks idiotic trying to play 21. The lead guy Brad Hunt is a total loser and you wonder why any woman much less Lauren Graham would want the guy. His partner who advises him on women is an even bigger loser than he is and is at least 40! I kept waiting for this movie to be funny or interesting but it was neither. The only positive thing to say for this film was the music. The songs were more interesting than the characters. Lauren Graham is in the movie maybe 15 min tops so don't waste your time if your looking for a good film she might have done between seasons of GG.
Only, and I mean ONLY if you want to see Lauren Graham, 15 April 2007

Author: Ana_Banana from Romania
The funniest thing about that movie is that there actually were people ready to put their money and work in it, and other people to buy tickets to see it. It's like a stupid teen comedy with overgrown actors/characters. The so-called actors read throughout their so-called lines expressing nothing but boredom. Imagine what a real writer and director would have done with the premise of this movie. The only exception and the only reason why I watched it is Lauren Graham, a really good actress with a bad agent, at least at that time. Did she read the script before? Was she in big debt? They forced her somehow? Why, why, why did she appear in such a horrible thing? Where is the role worthy of her? I gave this movie a 1, and that's only for the too few scenes with Lauren, otherwise it would have been a 0 (a big fat zero, that is).
Fluff, 24 May 2006

Author: BlackRabbit from Australia
Switch your brain off, relax and don't expect too much especially when it comes to a satisfying ending; that's what's in order if you are prepared to waste some time watching this piece of formulaic fluff. There's a few mildly funny moments among the telegraphed plot points but they can't save this dog from the leads stale acting and sub-par production values overall.
Watching this flick I couldn't help but feel like I was being subjected to a script developed by someone who perhaps was the perennial dunce in writing classes at Adam Sandler University. Whilst we're not subjected to anything pretentious, this film should have been able to offer more.
A disappointing try at an interesting storyline, 23 October 2005

Author: funkymonkey_11 from United States
When I saw this at the store, I thought it looked like a cute idea with a decent cast. I like Lauren Graham in Gilmore Girls, but she ended up having very few lines in this movie, much less any witty ones. Harland Williams, or as I know him, the hitchhiker Ted picks up in There's Something About Mary, has some humorous lines, but always seems rather out of place and and also not used to his potential--or maybe he's just a bad actor. Although the main actor is decent, I think the supporting actors do a better job overall of making their characters interesting for the audience. I think all the main characters were kind of dull. Anyway, don't get your hopes up for this one, but it is a decent lighthearted movie that's worth seeing if you don't have to pay for it.
WOW!! and that is not good..., 28 July 2005

Author: jml05 from United States
This movie really put me to sleep. I how could Lauren Graham, Lorelai Gilmore let us down like this. Having nothing to do and thinking that a movie that contains Graham has to be interesting I thought that I would give it a try...but I was wrong. This movie goes through the life of a low life (sorry that might be harsh, anyways...) that looks up all his old girl friends, just so he can improve his dating status so he can ask Abbey out. The most interesting part had to be when he throws things into a lake...wow wasn't that wonderful. This movie was just disturbing. A teen that loses his virginity to his babysitter is just wrong. It took me many upon many days to finish it. Enjoy...the reason for the 2 stars is that the only light in this movie is Lauren. Other then that, it's a one.
5 out of 10 people found the following comment useful :-

It pretends to be original, but it is very ordinary., 23 February 2005
Author: eadverts from in the desert
Not a very good movie, a waste of time. Don't see this if you can avoid it. The ending is a piece of pretentious crap too. Forced acting, forced plot, movie telegraphed every plot twist as if there were some kind of cookie cutter these plots have to be cut out of. I just don't understand why movies like these are ever made. Can't anyone see that these movies are a bad idea just from reading the script? It's not as though these people don't have any other options as far as scripts go. Most are established actors with some credibility and some choice as to which parts to accept. I guess they had to do someone a favor or were under contract or something and just did this to get out from under the obligation.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-

really disappointing., 31 July 2006
Author: Shadowlandv1 from United States
i rented this movie thinking that i'd find a cute, fun movie with harland williams, who i find really funny in his bit parts. it turns out that he was one of the sole highlights of the film. although it has a great concept for a movie, it sorely disappoints. the story is that a man, in love with his childhood friend, sets out to find his 12 ex-girlfriends for advice on what he did wrong. one, a blast from the 80's, is another highlight in trying to prove that she is "over him". also, zach (the main character) flashes back to a scene where he immortalizes a token from each relationship by tossing it into a lake. i thought it was genius then and tied in his quest perfectly. also, look for brande roderick as the coolmint girl who pops in now and again! all in all, a movie that could have been great if for the right cast and a bigger budget.
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