
Movie Info
Genre :
Comedy, RomanceRelease Date :
July 29, 2005MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Gary David GoldbergStarring :
Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, Alli Hillis, John Cusack, Christopher Plummer, Stockard Channing, Dermot Mulroney, Julie Gonzalo
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
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“..witty and friendly...good performances from a savvy cast,..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]

“..this sort of stunning typicality is pretty damn depressing,..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]

“..seldom strays from the rules governing mediocre romantic comedy..”
by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]

“..plays smarter than the average summer movie...”
by John Urbancich [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]

“..offers a handful of funny and touching moments and maintains a level of cuteness...”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

“..moderately bearable...”
by Sarah Chauncey [Reel]

“..it?s hard to cheer..”
by Kimberley Jones [Austin Chronicle]

“..it's missing the special chemistry necessary to make us fall head-over-heels for it...”
by Sue Pierman [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]

“..it's fun to watch, but not particularly memorable...”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

“..isn't the definitive take on modern middle-age dating it might have been...”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

“..isn't as seductive as its stars...”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]

“..is weakened by contrivances or conveniences ill-suited to character..”
by Deborah Hornblow [The Hartford Courant]

“..is the perfect match...”
by Matthew Reynolds [Hollywood]

“..is part sitcom and part television dramedy...”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
“..is more like the perfect broken-family movie...”
by Jan Stuart [Newsday]

“..is going to be a summer sleeper hit...”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]

“..is a slight, pandering romantic fantasy enlivened only by the work of its cast..”
by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]

“..is a film that won't inspire love or hate...”
by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]

“..generally sweet and romantic fun..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]

“..an agreeable, entertaining, inoffensive trifle..”
by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]
“..a thoroughly conventional romantic comedy..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]

“..a standard date movie designed to contend with this summer's machismo-heavy blockbusters...”
by Bob Grimm [Sacramento News & Review]

“..a romantic comedy that barely meets the standards for network renewal..”
by Frank Swietek [One Guy's Opinion]

“..a movie of fake conflict, fake heart, even fake doggy love...”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]

“..a frisky romantic comedy with a great title and wonderfully appealing performances..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]






