Product: Date Movie [UMD for PSP] (2006)
Rating: 2.0
Poorly Put Together...Lacks Any Real Storyline
I had been over-excited to see this film because, once again, I am a huge fan of spoofs and parodies. Unfortunately, the last few poorly done parody films is beginning to dampen my enthusiasm for the genre.Most people know Alyson Hannigan as Willow from the television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", or as that lovable band geek Michelle from the "American Pie" series. I'm personally a huge fan of Alyson Hannigan, which is part of why I was so disappointed in this film. I really feel she is capable of so much more, although she did make a valiant effort to save a movie that just couldn't be saved (mostly do to poor writing and shoddy directing/editing)Many movies and shows are spoofed in "Date Movie", among them: Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, What Women Want, The Wedding Planner, Napoleon Dynamite, My Best Friend's Wedding, Pimp my Ride, Hitch, Lord of the Rings, Wedding Crashers, Mr & Mrs Smith, Say Anything, The Bachelor, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and many more.On the plus side, the unrated version of the film does have a lot of fun special features. However, the special features aren't enough to redeem the film itself, but it helps."Date Movie" is an overall disappointment. The film lacked focus, and tried too hard to cram as many spoofs it could into a short time period. The spoofs didn't flow together very well. Instead, it seemed like it was just one poorly written mini-sketch after another with very little story substance connecting them to each other.Alyson Hannigan is a terrific actress. I do look forward to seeing what else she has in store, but I'm afraid this one is a bust.