Don't see what all the hubbub is about

Rating: 6/10 (5 February 2001)

This was an OK movie. There were some moments when I truly laughed
and there were moments when I was very interested in the characters. For the most part, it was just a movie with plotlines that I have
seen before, with nothing particularly new to offer. Sure, it was very well acted, and well directed and gave the stories a wonderful spitshine, but it's still a pair of shoes that I've worn several
times before. Boy, that was a pretty horrible metaphor - sorry about that.
Anyway, why this is such a hailed film is beyond me. I think the movie was going for surprises, but for the most part I saw them coming. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the movie, and would recommend it to friends, but I would set there expectations that this is no "Citizen Kane". I guess my review is slightly tempered because I didn't see it at the movies, but rented it expecting to see something exceptional and merely got "pretty good"...