Don't believe the hype

Rating: 4/10 (8 September 2005)

I fell into the trap of having high expectations for this movie, after seeing the overall ratings and considering some positive comments from friends (female friends, that was a huge mistake, never to be repeated, ever!). Well it seems they were dead wrong. The scenario is predictable at best. I know that this is never a strong point at a slapstick comedy, but they could use some half-wit dialogue. Script is dumb, period. Now the protagonists: I sympathise with them because they had to cope with some hopeless lines, but they could at least emit the aura of real charmers and womanisers. This was their job after all. What they achieved is to appear fake and badly cast. Especially Owen Wilson was seriously annoying. Obviously there will be no mention of the female characters, because they're just caricatures. Chris Walken is the only bearable actor in this movie and I completely understand that he's into this kind of flicks because he has a family. The only way to sit through the whole movie is to expect nothing at all. I guarantee it will match your expectations.