debirobson

I should know better than to believe what's on the box at the video store. I rented this one, and the friend that came over to watch was so disturbed by the previews that I wasn't sure we'd get through the movie. We both gave it a chance, but after about 20 minutes, I hit rewind. Didn't catch either of us and just seemed to keep getting dumber.

Oh well! It was $2.50 for 4 days, so nothing really lost:)!

This movie has no point except to expound on the fact that it has no point. There are a few reasons to sit through it, though.

1. The three mates have the funniest hand gestures down. The script has them playing off one another really well.

2. Justin Salinger's character, Frankie, had me on the floor laughing. Really well played.

3. Kelly Reilly as Cherry could not have been more cute.

I didn't say they were great reasons, but they were good enough.

This is a typical everyone's looking for love type of story. It's predictable, has a happy ending, and lots of great British accents (very important for us anglophiles).

There are three points that would make me own this film: 1. Adrian Lester was BRILLIANT. He's a philosopher cabbie that shuttles the main characters through the movie. He's deep, he's human, and he's got his own issues. I loved him. 2. Jane Horrocks was good in an unusually straight forward role. No faces, no voices, just Jane. 3. There is a scene with Tabasco sauce that had me almost on the floor. Worth the price of admission.

It's not a "great film" and won't bear up under analysis. But it's a heck of a lot of fun.