Probably the best film of 2000

Rating: 7/10 (17 October 2000)

Too bad that's not saying much. This is a Gen-X'ers Annie Hall with great performances by Cusack who's character spends most of the time speaking to the camera. Some people found it distracting but I liked the way it was done. Cusack is probably the most gifted and natural actor over the last 15 years and will probably be as close to a Spencer Tracy or a Gregory Peck(in terms of consistent performances) that I'll see in my lifetime.
The characters were funny stereotypes of the basic fan-boys who seem to dominate the landscape of the fringe scenes. Eerily similar to a lot of the people I grew up with and the movie is a good satire of what the 30-somethings have turned into. Either the no-lifers or the overachieving, materialistic snobs. It's interesting to see how some recent films have touched on this one way or the other and I hope a true "Graduate-type movie" is somewhere on the horizon that will really put this age into perspective.
It's always nice to see some unexpected cameos however Catherine Zeta Jones didn't quite fit in. Also, it could have probably used a couple of minutes more of editing.
All in all a good movie that should stand up well over the years.7.5/10