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Summary: Great Fun
Review: I thought this film was witty and very charming, Janeane Garofalo was clearly the star and Ben Chaplin also gave a great performance as her love interest, i highly reccommend this film to all.By the end of the film you really wanted Abby to tell Brian how she felt. Very Entertaining and definitely up there in my top ten comedy movies.
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Summary: Great Movie with excellent performances.
Review: I vaguely remember seeing the trailer for this film at the time of its release (1996) but only caught it accidentally on television the other week.
Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman and Ben Chaplin are superb together and have a real chemistry. The only thing which rankled a little was the fact that there is no way on Earth that Janeane could be regarded as unattractive. Amazingly at one point in the film she is called ugly by one of the characters!. But hey this is Hollywood after all.
Try and catch it. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Janeane Garofalo is GREAT!
Review: I would have to say that is one of her best films, I was hesitant to rent it because the cover looked cheesy but once i watched it i fell in love with it! So i watched it a couple more times, jeaneane is a really good comedian! this is worth buying or renting!
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Summary: Profound
Review: I'm a huge Janeane Garofolo fan to begin with, so my review of her turn in this movie is a bit biased. Suffice it to say that the only thing about this movie I didn't like is the fact that Garofalo's character, with her sense of humor, grace and intellect, still lacked self-confidence. If, however, the intent of the screenplay was to hit home the reality that society, though they've been advised against it for decades, is still judging books by their covers, then I guess it makes sense. Nevertheless, the very concept of two intelligent adults having a seven-hour telephone conversation has got to be the most romantic thing I've seen in a movie containing ZERO nudity in years.
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Summary: Admitting who you are and understanding what you're worth...
Review: It goes to show that some of the most incredible people don't know what they are really worth. One of my favorite movies because it puts the "average" woman up against a "supermodel" type. Abby is someone all women identify with. She is our insecurity, but tames it (and makes us laugh at the crazy things we do to hang on to it). Watch this and "The Matchmaker."
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Summary: Great Romantic Comedy
Review: It's a rare event to find a movie that combines comedy, a look inside the human condition, and bittersweet romance all in one, but this movie does just that. Although the plot may be somewhat hackneyed, the actors do a superb job in carrying it off. Kudos as well to the writers and director - the ending had me getting maudlin, something which I try and avoid if possible... By all means buy this video for your home collection!
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Summary: A cute romatic movie!
Review: Not being a fan of romantic comedies by any means, I expected this movie to be sugra sweet. However, it does vring up the important notion that society has set norms for what is considered to be beautifull.
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Summary: New Spin On Age-Old Fable
Review: Remember what your mother always used to tell you? "Don't judge a book by it's cover?" Well, that theroy once again pops up in the comedy/romance The Truth About Cats and Dogs. It casts Garafalo as a radio talk show host who helps people with pet problems. When one caller asks her out on a date, she stands him up amd he shows up at her office the next day... What follows is a case of switched identities and mayhem, with Thurman pretending to be Garafalo and Garafalo pretending to be "Tadonna", a goat cheese maker. It may not always be totally beliveable, but it's enjoyable the whole way through. It also raises interesting questions about the sexual preferences between men and women. I found myself trying a few of these out on school mates. (Ex. If you were locked up in the Bio-Sphere for a year, who would you take with you? Playboy's playmate of the year or Time Magazine's Woman of the Year?) A good time alone, but also makes a great date movie. (And by the way, Garafalo doesn't look that bad!)
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Summary: My first 5 star review - this one deserves it!
Review: Romantic comedy does not have the reputation of being "great." This movie is the exception to that undeserved rule.From the first time I saw the advertisements, I knew that Abby Barnes and I had something in common. So much so, I was actually afraid to see this movie in the theatre. I was afraid to rent it. But when it came to network TV, I set the VCR, and the following night I watched it. And I watched it again the next night. And the next. And the next. Something about this movie crawls inside you and won't let go. The characters are intensely real in their insecurities, their small-lies-turned-big-disasters. I fell 100% for Brian the first time he uttered one of his witty quips, and when I see Abby yearning for him, I yearn right along with her. When Abby's and Noel's friendship is strained by their living this lie, my heart goes out to them. But don't think this movie is all sap. It has some of the wittiest moments I've ever seen committed to film. "It's a ked," has got to be one of my all-time favorite lines! And Uma Thurman turns eating a few bites of cake into the most sensuous scene I've seen committed to film. The only bone of contention I have is that, while Jeneane Garafolo is a marvelous actress, even she can't convince me that she is ugly. She's gorgeous--far outshining Uma Thurman in every way--except height. See this movie, rent this movie, buy this movie. It'll get inside you and it won't let you go. And it gives all us "books" out here hope that not everyone will judge us by our covers.
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Summary: Good Date Movie, 20 Minutes Too Long
Review: Terrific casting and a good date movie but it drags rather badly for the last half hour, needed to be about twenty minutes shorter. I still remember seeing it at the theater with a date. DVD has great visual quality.
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