This movie was not any more enjoyable on second viewing

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2001)

I first watched this movie a couple of years ago, in the cinema. Some movies, like books, are more enjoyable second time round. Not this one, unfortunately. At least, it being on television, I had the opportunity to watch a couple of new commercials which were quite clever. Thirty - something Ben Stiller playing a teenager? I don't think so. It takes more than a set of braces to knock ten or more years off. Mary's cuteness factor had gone up a notch or two since I last saw the movie. Perhaps because I am a couple of years older? I enjoyed the scenes with Mary's parents and wondered why they were not allowed to reappear later in the story.