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I don't usually rent comedies like this one, but I gave it a shot because of the excellent cast. It's hilarious! Similar premise to Animal House but perhaps funnier. Will Ferrell is great as the newlywed beer-guzzler "Frank the Tank," Vince Vaughn's appalling asides at the wedding are worth the price of the rental alone, and Luke Wilson is a perfect heartbroken leading man. Luckily, Juliette Lewis isn't in much of the film because it's definitely not her best work.

Excellent cast and intensity throughout. All characters and situations relatable to the twenty and thirty-something audience and quite believable. I just thought it moved a bit too slowly and felt long. It takes a drastic leap in time in the last half, and the cast pulls it off. But it does slow down the film a bit. Very sexy film.

Nice to see teenagers being depicted for the most part realistically. Because teens really do go to parties, have sex, drink, and do drugs, whether people want to believe it or not. Good central characters and excellent casting. Melodrama? Ah, maybe a little, in that night-time soap sort of way. A lot of drama happening in a short amount of time, etc. Look out for Adam (Seth) Brody--if this show makes it, he's going to be everywhere. Good to see Peter Gallagher working again, too. Mischa (Marissa) Barton, another refugee (like Brody) from the underappreciated "Once and Again," is a perfect modern-day girl next door.