Along Came Polly (Widescreen Edition)

Rating:
Summary: Not as funny as I would have liked
Review: In "Along Came Polly," Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston try to show that opposites attract, but they fail to get that message across very well.

The first twenty minutes of this movie are hysterical. Poor Reuben (Stiller) is happily married to Lisa (played by Debra Messing) for less than twenty-four hours before she cheats on him. Alone again, Reuben runs into Polly Prince (Aniston), a girl he went to middle school with many years ago. Reuben is a very straight-arrow, predictable guy, and Polly is the complete opposite of him. Somehow, though, Reuben finds himself drawn to her, and eventually has to decide which woman poses the greatest risk to his heart: his unfaithful wife or crazy, unpredictable Polly.

This movie started out great (every time I think of the flipper sex scene, I start laughing). However, after the first half hour or so, it really fell apart. I wasn't crazy about the character of Polly and I had a very hard time finding her relationship with Reuben believable. These characters have absolutely nothing in common, and they never establish a connection that makes the audience believe that their relationship is worth fighting for. Also, there is some gross humor in the film that is downright unnecessary: how many bathroom scenes does any one film need?!

Overall, "Along Came Polly" was disappointing. Fans of Aniston and Stiller will probably manage a few laughs, but all this movie really amounts to is another comedy gone bad.

Rating:
Summary: Not too bad
Review: I thought this movie had some funny parts, but I'm getting sick and tired of seeing Ben Stiller in this role of the loser guy who tries to get a chick but screws up horribly. It's getting a bit old.