"It's not like we're sleazy..."

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2005)

Oh yeah? Folks don't come any sleazier and laughing about it isn't even embarrassing, given the fact they're so darn funny. The interaction between Jeremy and John (Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) reminds me of the one between Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in "The Producers." The latter fellows display an easily bent conscience that the former guys know how to twist into all sorts of shapes. The audience identifies with the shy, more honest, and slightly hesitant Wilson/Wilder character, but secretly is rooting for the gutsy lead man.
This movie is funny because one expects the characters to act or react one way, and they don't. The effect is surprise and hilarity. This film is full of balloon bicycles.
I had never seen Vince Vaughn before and was delighted to "discover" him. I love Jim Belushi and he certainly is the same personality- not a person to cross, but restrained by self interest and somewhere deep within, gentleness.
My only criticism is that the movie is a bit too long. The funeral part seemed tacked on and out of sync. It broke the flow of the story and characters.
My recommendation is to wait and see "The Wedding Crashers" when you are really feeling down. Guaranteed, it is better than Paxil and it works faster!