as the film opens up , expectant unwed mother sally ( played by drew barrymore ) encounters her baby 's father in a fast food drive - through window .
after he gets his milkshake , he drives off , only to be pursued by a military helicopter .
from this moment forward , you know that this is n't going to be your run - of - the - mill romantic comedy .
home fries tells the tale of the relationship between sally and dorian ( played by luke wilson ) , a helicopter pilot who has a different kind of connection with sally . . .
more than he would care to admit ( hint : it has something to do with the father of sally 's unborn child ) .
after taking a personal ( and professional ) interest in her , he finds work at the local fast food restaurant at which she works , and the fun goes on from there .
this movie is a lot of fun .
it is comedic on two levels , as a romantic comedy and a dark comedy .
the romantic moments are sweet , yet not sappy .
one of the more poignant moments is when dorian accompanies sally to lamaze classes .
however , the dark comedic moments are more memorable .
this is also a tale of revenge , and a funny one at that .
the father of sally 's unborn child also happened to be a married man , whose wife is played by catherine o'hara .
she does a wonderful portrayal of a jealous wife who is targeting the person who had an affair , and is not above getting other people to do her dirty work .
( my apologies if this sounds cryptic , but there is too much of the plot to give away ) .
rounding out the cast are jake busey as angus , dorian 's overzealous brother and daryl mitchell as roy , dorian 's trainer at the fast food restaurant .
the dialogue is sharp and not filled with sappy overtones , even with the romantic nature of the plot .
if there are any complaints , it is over drew barrymore 's performance .
while she does light up the screen
, there are moments when she does n't seem all that convincing .
the movie was filmed in texas , and most of the characters have southern texan accents .
drew barrymore 's accent tends to come and go ( luke wilson does n't seem to have this problem ) . as well , she seems awfully agile for a woman that is eight months pregnant . still , this movie is one that will please many viewers
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with plot twists galore and hilarious dark moments , this is sure to entertain .
is a lot of fun she does light up the screen the dialogue is sharp the romantic moments are sweet , yet not sappy this is sure to entertain this movie is one that will please many viewers she does a wonderful portrayal