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Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Ferrell star in this electrifying film about the reunion of a one-hitwonder new wave band from the eighties.Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Ferrell star in this electrifying film about the reunion of a one-hitwonder new wave band from the eighties.Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Ferrell star in this electrifying film about the reunion of a one-hitwonder new wave band from the eighties.
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
- Lara
- (as Bridgette Wilson)
Richard Scobie
- Music Video D.P.
- (as Rich Scobie)
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Almost every comment or review you will read about this one is accurate. Whether you like it or not is up to you. You might also see someone write something about the team making a good effort. This is true too.
You'll see some people saying there's just too much dialogue. This is true as well. And they'll mostly say Amy Brenneman is the one that stands out. And that's true too.
But the movie drags. For all the good intentions, for all the clever skits, it drags - and that's unfortunate. It's fun to watch - Bierko is a riot and Hewitt is gorgeous, and let's not forget the Stillers in a wacky portrayal - but it's bits and pieces, it's too disparate, it doesn't grab you through a well organised and successful plot - it's bits and pieces with a thread someone tried to sew through it all afterwards. The story doesn't have momentum of its own and the plot mechanisms seem contrived and arbitrary. And you don't feel any empathy for any of the characters - not even for Amy's. Not enough to keep you enjoying, really enjoying the movie, on the edge of your seat, and so forth and so on. And stylistically it tries to attack everything at once - and that's never going to work.
You may enjoy this one - minimally. And it isn't for their not making an effort. But there are important ingredients missing. The acting's mostly great, the writing too - there just isn't enough good plot packed story. It drags on.
You'll see some people saying there's just too much dialogue. This is true as well. And they'll mostly say Amy Brenneman is the one that stands out. And that's true too.
But the movie drags. For all the good intentions, for all the clever skits, it drags - and that's unfortunate. It's fun to watch - Bierko is a riot and Hewitt is gorgeous, and let's not forget the Stillers in a wacky portrayal - but it's bits and pieces, it's too disparate, it doesn't grab you through a well organised and successful plot - it's bits and pieces with a thread someone tried to sew through it all afterwards. The story doesn't have momentum of its own and the plot mechanisms seem contrived and arbitrary. And you don't feel any empathy for any of the characters - not even for Amy's. Not enough to keep you enjoying, really enjoying the movie, on the edge of your seat, and so forth and so on. And stylistically it tries to attack everything at once - and that's never going to work.
You may enjoy this one - minimally. And it isn't for their not making an effort. But there are important ingredients missing. The acting's mostly great, the writing too - there just isn't enough good plot packed story. It drags on.
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Did you know
- TriviaWill Ferrell and Perrey Reeves played husband and wife again in Old School (2003).
- GoofsReflected in car windows when Danny runs over the trash can in the driveway.
- ConnectionsReferences Bandstand (1952)
- SoundtracksGo
Written by Willie Wisely
Produced by John Fields
Performed by Willie Wisely
Courtesy of October Records
Wisely Publishers (ASCAP)
By Arrangement with the Music Library, LLC
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,130
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,797
- Oct 31, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $11,130
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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