Garbage

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2009)

Belongs on the stage, has no business being a film. Its dripping with melodrama, bad acting and atrocious singing. Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks both should return Oscars for subjecting unsuspecting boyfriends and husbands to this crap. My wife hated it and I couldn't agree more. The premise is somewhat amusing, but as the plot unfolds, you have to wonder why in the world three men who had one nights stands with the same woman would a) agree to attend a wedding half way around the world for someone they slept with once and b) not suspect that maybe there is a surprise daughter/son involved. I blame the "geniuses" behind such junk as American Idol for this mess and the recently adopted Broadway philosophy that if any script, any story, and movie ever made is given some singing, choreography and a few well known actors, it will be a success and be worth critical acclaim. I've seen elementary school plays with more convincing acting than most of this film. Avoid at all costs unless you honestly believe that anyone can sing, act and dance and that any movie with singing involved must be good.