too predictable

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2005)

This movie falls under the trailer-movie criteria, which simply means, there isn't really much to see after you watch a trailer for it. a plot of the film is similar to "alfie" where this time its two guys instead of one are having simple fun crashing weddings in order to enjoy free food and seduce single women. at that point it only shows the easiness and the true way of how many guys do twist gullible women around their finger, making them believe they're unique, special and worth everyone of those blabber words that come out of their mouths. how much more naive can you really be?
After a while suddenly everything changes. John(Owen) finally realizes, the wrong way of life he's leading. that makes him change from a hardcore, boyish although still quite romantic player into a responsible, caring man who falls for a secretly(and sometimes not) boyfriend's abused girl(Claire). As a result the movie takes a sharp turn becoming truly romantic, chase after love comedy, while letting go of the careless way of life, imaginary childish principles and selfish hedonistic-way-Togo reality. Jeremy's way was a bit diverse, while starting at the same point he ended up falling for a crazy, disguisedly more mature girl, than from how she was exposed in the beginning of the film. His love though, was more sexually attractive and mystery oriented.
As an outcome, a movie has a pretty strong moral to it. Invisible is essential. We never want what we can get. this selfish based American freedom can only teach us to love ourselves and our egos. And what about appreciation, faith or love, which is way more difficult to achieve, cause it requires strong devotion, willpower and many sacrifices. very good flick for American public. although after reading more than a half of the comments, seems that people are concentrated more on the superficial stuff like stupid jokes or Jeremy's ball game abuse(which caused big laughter in the audience at the theater i attended). Acting on the comedy part was quite impressing. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson did a great job. Chris Walken-phenomenal. Isla Fisher- bulls eye. in the romantic part Owen Wilson and Rachael McAdams weren't that touchy as intended to be, but that was more likely the script itself, that couldn't create the expected tension in their affair. i give it 8 out of 10 for the plot, perfect cast and some humor.