- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Jul 29, 2005
- Starring: Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, John Cusack
- Summary: As thirty-something divorced pre-school teacher Sarah Nolan (Lane) braves a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates, she begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love. (Warner Bros.)
- Director: Gary David Goldberg
- Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 36
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Mixed: 17 out of 36
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Negative: 8 out of 36
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75It's a frisky romantic comedy with a great title and wonderfully appealing performances.
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60The script by sitcom veteran Gary David Goldberg has weaknesses--it soft-pedals bitterness, and the ending is annoyingly pat. On balance, though, this is a funny and smartly paced love story.
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60The movie does find fresh ways to tweak the formula, making it more than the sum of its broad strokes.
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38Did Lane and John Cusack really have to put themselves through this? Here are two first-rate actors in the embarrassing situation of playing blithering misfits in a lame comedy of errors.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 31
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Mixed: 5 out of 31
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Negative: 11 out of 31
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NW10I laughed the entire time. Great chemistry and John Cusack is his usual rumpled, hilarious self.
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BarbaraM.8It was great. Totally enjoyable. Laughed all the way through it. Maybe it is a chic flic but even my husband loved it.
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MelodyT.4
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