Serving Sara

Plot synopsis:
Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry), a process server, is a week late serving a Mafia kingpin known as Fat Charlie (Joe Viterelli) with a summons to appear as a witness in court. Joe's abrasive boss Ray (Cedric the Entertainer) ridicules him while complimenting Joe's rival, Tony (Vincent Pastore), for serving multiple summonses in record time. Willing to give Joe one last shot, Ray gives him an assignment to serve British socialite Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley) with divorce papers from her husband, Gordon (Bruce Campbell), who is at his ranch in Texas with his mistress, Kate (Amy Adams), while Sara is vacationing in upstate New York.
While Joe is attempting to serve Sara, Tony tips her off, thus revealing that Joe has been failing lately because Tony is sabotaging his efforts. Eventually Joe does serve her, but is mugged soon thereafter. Joe and Sara are forced to take the same bus; while they are riding together, Joe informs her that, under Texas law, she stands to gain nothing from the divorce. When she learns that "half of everything" would apply if the papers had been served under New York law, Sara offers Joe a million dollars to serve her husband and rip up her papers. Despite knowing that he might lose his job, Joe agrees and the two set off together to serve Gordon.
When Ray hears of their plan, he informs Gordon and sends Tony off to re-serve Sara. Gordon hires a bodyguard (Terry Crews) to protect himself, and Joe, expecting Tony to tail him, leaves a set of bogus clues that lead Tony to Miami, Florida, Bangor, Maine, and then Amarillo, Texas, where Tony is shot in the back as he attempts to get on the grounds of the wrong ranch to try to serve the papers. Sara and Joe trail Gordon to his ranch, but Gordon evades them. At the ranch, Sara takes some money and Gordon's passport so that he can not leave the country. Sara and Joe stay overnight at a hotel, and Joe tells Sara of his dream of owning a vineyard. While Sara is bathing, Joe goes to the bar, and Gordon's mistress appears to suggest a new deal to Joe; for one million dollars from the divorce settlement, she will reveal Gordon's location. Joe agrees, but the entire deal is a setup to get Tony into the hotel room to serve Sara, which he does. Furious, Sara kicks Joe out.
While Joe contemplates his lost fortune and budding affection for Sara, he notices Tony's watch in the picture Tony took of him serving Sara, and calls Ray to inform him that Tony forgot to set his watch to Central Time Zone, so that the papers do not take effect until 7:04 pm Central Time. With mere minutes until they both lose a fortune, Joe and Sara trail Gordon to a monster truck rally. They evade both Gordon's bodyguard and Tony, and with seconds to spare, Sara knocks Gordon out by dropping a six-pack of beer on his head. Joe serves him under New York law and Gordon takes the papers. Tony and the bodyguard are carried out of the stadium on stretchers and then attempt to fight one another. The final scene shows Joe and Sara at Joe's vineyard, where they taste-test a bottle of Joe's first vintage before going inside to have sex.

Tags: revenge, humor

Review:
Matthew Perry's character is not that far removed from what he does in "Friends", so if you like "Friends" style of humor, you'll have no problem enjoying "Serving Sara".
Liz Hurley looks, as always, hot and Bruce Campbell(EVIL DEAD) is funny as the Texas business Honcho trying to divorce his wife.I actually had my reservations about watching this one, because neither the title nor the cast was that appealing to me at first, but again, I must confess that I did enjoy this little sucker and I'd be lying if I told you otherwise.
In New York, the process server Joe Tyler (Matthew Perry) is assigned to deliver a divorce paper to Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley).
A dispute begins with the oponents trying to serve the divorce papers first, to get financial advantages in the process.I liked a lot this chase movie that slightly recalls "Midnight Run".
There are many funny moments, Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley show great chemistry and the IMDb User Rating of 4.6 is quite unfair.
The acting was good, the cast had Mathew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Jerry Stiller, Cedric the Entertainer, a cameo from Mike Judge, and someone who I believe deserves to be in many more movies, Bruce Campbell.
I saw this movie, mainly because Matthew Perry was in it, and I love his Chandler Bing character.
"Serving Sara" is a modern-day comedy movie about a man who gave up a successful career take a job that he enjoys.
Matthew Perry works for a private investigator as a process server and is hired to serve divorce papers to the main female character Sara, played by Elizabeth Hurley.
Once he serves Elizabeth Hurley her divorce papers, she convinces Matthew Perry to work with her to save her share of her fortune.
Like "Fools Rush In", "Serving Sara" is light humor with little or no real point to the movie.
In both movies Matthew Perry plays a funny guy who works along side of beautiful women, and in the end is able to accomplish his goals..
Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley serve up a very funny, and fine comedy romp in "Serving Sara".
After seeing all the promotion Mr Perry has been doing over the last week or so for Serving Sara I started looking forward to this movie more and more.
Matthew Perry is a fantastic actor and I have to agree with everything Larry King said to Matthew on Thursday 22nd August on his showKING: My late friend Jackie Gleason made a movie once with a fellow named Tom Hanks, and he told me, this kid, big.
You're a lot like him, you have that air about you, you look the type, and I think you're going to get major roles and this one, "Serving Sara," is just another springboard on a great career.
SERVING SARA(2002)*** Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bruce Cambell.In this screwball comedy, a process server, Joe Tyler,(Perry) tries to serve divorce papers to Sara Moore(Hurley).
If he tears up the papers and serves Sara's husband(Cambell), she would give him 1 million dollars.I have no idea why everyone is hating this movie such.
The villain Hurley's husband is the star of a funny comedy-horror movie, but this character was barely two dimensional.
but, sure, Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley are a nice couple and the holes of story are in decent way covered.
This is one of those comedies your mother brings home thinking itmight be "cute funny"; you know: no boobies, not much swearing,little to no violence, and written in a way that everyone gets thejokes.................and she'd be right.Matthew Perry does his best NOT to be Chandler Bing in his roleas cynical process server Joe Tyler, and walks a fine line betweensuccess and reliance on his old character traits.
I like Matthew Perry from his role in friends and who doesn't dig Liz Hurley sexy appearance & accent.
If you enjoy a simple movie, a good feel movie, Liz Hurley sex appeals & Matthew funny act, hen you would enjoy this.
Matthew Perry + Elizabeth Hurley + Cedric The Entertainer + Vincent Pastore + Bruce Campbell = this dreck?
This is one of the few times that I agree with the critics in that Mr. Perry (who looks like he was having some personal problems at the time of the filming) and Elizabeth Hurley simply do not show enough chemistry to save this sludge.
This movie, however, was just plain ridiculous and a waste of time.Elizabeth Hurley has been in much better and funnier movies, such as "Bedazzled" and "Austin Powers".This movie used "service of process" as its plot.
It is the type of movie that some people will watch and think they may have learned something, like what is means to serve divorce paperwork, but will come away knowing absolute rubbish.Lawyers like these kinds of movies because it keeps people stupid about the law..
But I gotta say, what bumped it up to a 6 for me was the story's, or director's ability to get some serious skin time with Liz Hurley, in the most trashiest outfit you could come up with in a Texas setting.It wasn't a great movie, but it was at least worth a watch, for more than one reason..
First of all, there is no chemistry between any of the characters whatsoever, secondly, Liz Hurley looks like an old lady compared to Matthew Perry, and last of all, there is no sensible plot in the movie.
"Serving Sara" has potential as a case-study in film schools on how to produce a monumentally rank and incompetent movie.
Each one showed the scene where Elizabeth Hurley gets her pants torn off by Matthew Perry and says, "I said to help me, not undress me!" Of course it was a clever marketing scheme to get teenaged boys (and indeed any males) into the theaters in the hopes of seeing Liz Hurley in underwear for two hours, but they neglected to let audiences know as soon as she says this, she covers herself up with a suitcase and gets a new pair of pants.The whole movie is like this.
Maybe if Lucille Ball had undergone hours of plastic surgery, looked anorexic, had a British accent, long flowing hair, had been unfunny, and single-handedly helped bomb every movie she starred in.Liz Hurley is an awful actress and (I personally think) just so-so in terms of looks.
Reginald Hudlin, director of films such as 'House Party' (1990), 'Boomerang' (1992) and 'The Ladie's Man (2000), adds another comedy vehicle to his resume in 'Serving Sara'.
Perry plays Joe Tyler, a process server down on his serving luck thanks to being undermined by his main competition in Tony (Vincent Pastore).
Tyler is given one last important job; he must serve divorce papers to Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley) from Texas millionaire, Gordon Moore (Bruce Campbell).
Serving Sara Moore seems like a harder task than possible, and when Joe does, she offers him a better deal where the stakes are higher and Joe can finally get out of the business once and for all.This is a fun movie, especially if your expectations were reasonably low to begin with.
If you are a fan of "Friends", then it's hard not to like Matthew Perry in this movie.
I've seen more cringe-worthy efforts in other comedies, and not once did I feel embarrassed for Perry and co, even when Perry was doing a really bad accent.Saying that, the film still isn't that great and is pure fluff and so light that it doesn't really offer that much in the way of laughs or in it's story.
Don't take this movie too seriously, and you might enjoy it for the dumb comedy that it is- a non-memorable time-filler and certainly not Perry's best film, yet somehow, he holds this one together!*** out of *****!.
This film is about a woman getting revenge on her husband in a nice way (Divorcing him first), this movie is very funny and deserves much better acclaim than it has been given.I will be unable to see it in the cinema here in the UK so I have had to aquire the film from the US, because in the US it did not fair well.
Matthew Perry, who is naturally funny, tries his hardest but the movie falls flat and within 20 minutes of watching you know this movie is a disaster.
Hollywood, who came up with great films like "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Matrix", can certainly come up with something better than this.I don't see why Matthew Perry movies are so bad.
I swear every actor knew what a piece of sh#t they were doing and wasted as little energy as possible on this film.I would recommend to anyone out there you should think about avoiding any theaters that are even playing "Serving Sara".
Look at his other recent film The Whole Nine Yards.Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley work well together.
Process server Joe (Matthew Perry) tries to present Sara (Elizabeth Hurley) with divorce papers from her rich husband.
Elizabeth Hurley is great to look at and funny at times, but never made me laugh all that much.
SERVING SARA, in my opinion, is an excellent movie that will make you laugh and feel good.
Now, in conclusion, I highly recommend this absolutely charming romantic comedy that will make you laugh and feel good to any Matthew Perry or Elizabeth Hurley fan who hasn't seen it.
Most of the actors do a lousy job (direction problem) and the lines do not match well the situations.Nevertheless, thanks to Matthew Perry the movie is still watchable: 1.
I rented this movie last week knowing it got poor ratings, but deciding that it was worth seeing Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley - both normally extremely charming actors.
If the plot don't tell you how bad this movie is nothing will.Matt Perry works as a guy who serves people papers.
The biggest joke is on those who paid to see this.A process server, Joe Tyler (played by Matthew Perry) is given the task of serving divorce papers on Sara Moore (Elizabeth Hurley), the wife of of a wealthy Texas businessman.
To do so he needs to contend with her attempts at evasion and the attempts of a colleague to undermine him.You would think that the comedy of Matthew Perry and the allure of Liz Hurley would make for a decent movie.
The two leading roles are played wonderfully by Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley.Joe is a process server who meets Sara when he delivers divorce papers to her.
The papers say that she is about to lose everything in the divorce and she does not want to let that happen.I thought this movie is enjoyable because of these two talented actors and their good chemistry.
Spitting Up. In New York during the Hanukah season, chubby process server Matthew Perry (as Joe Tyler) must deliver divorce papers to sexy millionaire's trophy wife Elizabeth Hurley (as Sara).
On the way to Texas, Ms. Hurley offers Mr. Perry $1,000,000 to serve philandering husband Bruce Campbell first (it has something to do with divorce laws and property settlement).
You can also hear the characters respond to funny commands like "blow me," "eat me," and "kiss my ass." Their replies aren't very imaginative.*** Serving Sara (8/20/02) Reginald Hudlin ~ Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Vincent Pastore, Bruce Campbell.
There must be a small group of people, who happen to be casting directors for bad comedies, who think Matthew Perry is talented.
"Serving Sara" serves up plenty of Hurley eye candy with the comedy coming from Broderick, Cedric the Entertainer, and Pastore.
Serving Sara is another of the movies that Matthew Perry made while at the height of his fame in the sitcom Friends and despite some of the reviews you read on this site it is actually a light-hearted and enjoyable movie.Although it is clear that Perry is trying to distance himself from his role on the previously mentioned sitcom there are enough traits of Chandler to keep fans happy while also offering a slightly darker character.Perry has good chemistry with Hurley and the film's pace moves from one elaborate set piece to another with ease while Bruce Campbell and Cedric the entertainer also provide some good laughs.The only downside of this film for me is how Perry's weight changes so often from scene to scene.
Thankfully the great man is back to his best now in Mr Sunshine.Overall Serving Sara is an enjoyable enough watch that by and large provides strong laughs and a good performance from Perry..
Matthew Perry is funny as always, maybe there are some people who hate him and his acting, so they give his movies worst reviews even without watching them.
Matthew Perry is a funny guy and just plain fun to watch in this movie.
Felt sorry for Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew Perry, who seemingly tried their best in the movie with out being given any substance to work with for their roles.
This is a refreshing change for Matthew Perry fans who are used to seeing him play "Chandler" in all his movies.
It has a great cast (namely Perry, Hurley, Stiller and Cedric) and a decent storyline for a comedy, but it is still awful.
Perry is hilarious when given the chance and Hurley looks incredible, but they are trapped in a bad movie.
I think Matthew Perry is a very good comedic actor, although he is underrated.
I will give a plus to Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley and minus on plot..
If you like Matthew Perry, you'll enjoy this film.
The only things that made it worthwhile were watching Elizabeth Hurley and making fun of the movie as it went along.
Matthew Perry didn't dissapoint me, and neither did Elizabeth Hurley, although she is not the best actress for the job.
Matthew Perry's decent, but if you're looking for a funny film with him in it, go check out The Whole Nine Yards.
After the delightful THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, Matthew Perry's SERVING SARA comes as quite a disappointment.
SERVING SARA (2002) * Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Cedric the Entertainer, Vincent Pastore, Amy Adams, Marshall Bell, Jerry Stiller.
Matthew Perry, process server first class, and Elizabeth Hurley star in a comedy whose basic line is beyond impossible.
I think Elizabeth Hurley and Matt Perry make a decent couple too.For those who think the movie was a waste of money.
When it's `Serving Sara,' starring Matthew Perry and Elizabeth Hurley.Not even her much-watched body and his Chandler-Bing attitude can save this piece of Hollywood junk probably no one but Paramount would take.You figure it-Perry needs to make the movie transition from `Friends' and she needs more notoriety than dumping Hugh Grant.
I love Matthew Perry he is such a great comedian, and Hurley does a good job as she can in her (not much to it ) role.Basic Plot: Perry plays a process server, who's job is to deliver divorce papers to Mrs. Sara Moore [Hurley], who is in New York, while her husband is in Texas.
Plenty of Elizabeth Hurley looking as sexy as ever, and some witty banter between Perry and Cedric the entertainer.A great movie, one of the best ever.
I don't have problems with naive, silly or unrealistic comedy films as long they make me laugh, "Serving Sara" was a silly funny comedy just during a few minutes during its beginning but after that is very few left to rescue about it.The actor were OK, Matthew Perry, Vincent Pastore and Cedric are always funny, the beautiful Elizabeth Hurley was good too, even though the always funny Terry Crews was wasted in a too small role, I would have liked to see more about him.
This movie should have lasted 75 minutes instead of its 100 because of the lack of a good script.The movie is about a process server called Joe (Perry) who is given the assignment to serve Sara Moore (Hurley) with divorce papers, but after he does it she convinces him to serve her husband and to destroy her papers in exchange of one million dollars.Only watch this movie if you are an extreme hard die fan of Matthew Perry.
Serving Sara doesn't know what to do with it's story or characters.The movie is supposed to be a comedy but it doesn't generate any laughs so it has to rely on stupid jokes(bull masturbation) It shows it's signs of failure early on and it has to rely on clichés to keep the story going.The only real thing the movie has going for it is it's cast,Matthew Perry who is great at comedy,Elizabeth Hurley who can be funny,Cedric the Entertainer who carried the movie Barbership by himself,and Bruce Campbell who I rented the movie for.Yet the movie put's it's cast in stupid situations to provide cheap laughs.The problem here is the script which could be witty,but it has no real laughs..
As soon as he starts his serving job looking for Sara, we all know this is how the movie is.
See it only if you like Matthew Perry or Elizabeth Hurley, and some Bruce Campbell fans might be disappointed in his role.
Serving Sara (2002): Dir: Reginald Hudlin / Cast: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Amy Adams, Cedric the Entertainer: Stupid comedy that certainly doesn't serve up decent entertainment.
Matthew Perry is controlled by his job and by Elizabeth Hurley.
I love Amy Adams and Serving Sara and Matthew Perry and the all-British girl Elizabeth Hurley so much!.
Personally, I love Matthew Perry very much, but I have to say this movie sucks.The story is weak,until the end of the movie I still didn't finger out why "suddenly" Sara fell in love with Joe , and the supposedly funny parts in this film are ridiculous and aren't funny at all, it can only entertain a 8-year-old and incapable to make anyone above this age laugh at all.