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  Written January 1, 2011

  Better than most fan reviews

  by mooVsR4me

  I like chick flicks and I like all the main actors in this film. That said, I hoped I would like this movie but I was doubtful due to all of the poor fan reviews. I'm happy to say that I DID enjoy the movie. In my opinion it was NOT BORING or slow, or any of the other negative adjectives used by some reviewers. There IS a decent plot and storyline. You have to pay close attention to everything said by all the characters. It's just as good as most chick flicks. Nothing fabulous but certainly worth seeing. Just focus, all the pieces will fall together and the ending is a "feel good."

  • 11 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 21, 2010

  I am giving this a GO....

  by lovestalentmoviefan

  ....admittedly in part because I don't understand all the hating on this movie.It wasn't full of action or rrated material and not a blockbuster . Is everyone just spoiled? I am not saying rush out,I admit it was a little off in the editing department, and the actors have all had better material,and the ending needed something more to tie it up. BUT,,,,it was fresh and original in the getting together of the main couple...it was real in displaying awkwardness in getting together sometimes...it was good work really,and just a unique love story. Nicholson didn't upstage with an earthshaking perf,and that was good in this movie. Wilson was as jerky and clueless as he needed to be without his over the top silliness and that was good for this movie. Rudd and Reese portrayed wanting love at just awful times in their lives really well. No,you don't have to rush out,but I think it was good work.....and clean,as well. Will go once more at matinee price.

  • 12 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 18, 2010

  hoping for something more

  by brettlovesthemovies

  what do you get when you put a distinguished oscar winning director, an adorable oscar winning actress, an always reliable oscar winning actor, one of the most likeable actors of this generation, and an actor who usually has good comic timing skills...i'm not sure but you should have gotten it with "how do you know". the characters were way too complicated, and there was absolutely no chemistry between the 3 leads. plus the flow of the film felt more like it was forced. what the outcome we got was a film i would expect to see in an art house cinema with up and coming actors and director. not from a 100 million dollar budget movie, and all i can think was that more of that budget went toward the actors salaries, because you sure didn't see 100 million dollars on the screen. while it wasn't one star terrible, it was a two star disappointment.

  • 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 30, 2010

  Hilarious!!!!

  by smithy_sarah

  HIlarious movie, loved it!! It was cute and sort of a chick flick but one man in the theater was cracking up throughout the movie. Definitely some enjoyable comedy moments which @ one point I couldn't stop laughing!! Seems appropriate for 13 or 14+. Worth you money, go see!!

  • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 19, 2010

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    Horrible writing, editing, directing, acting

  by Elle99

  • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 26, 2010

  slow

  by ekbigguy

  Good actors not a good plot!!!

  • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 26, 2010

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    Even Reese couldn't save it

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  Written December 31, 2010

  waste of time and money

  by carters

  this movie was just terrible. the story was poorly written and way to long. the funny parts weren't funny, the dramatic parts were tideous and drawn out. the characters weren't likable, they were foolish and annoying. i felt like i was watching a made for tv movie full of unknown actors not a major hollywood film with stars. i would never recommend this movie to anyone and i would never want to see it again.

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written December 21, 2010

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    Bright Uplifting Feel-Good Satisfying Enjoyable

  by mauidelite

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written January 6, 2011

  Pretty rough, even for a romantic comedy

  by marinersfan316

  As a guy, I pretty much view romantic comedies as being made roughly from the same mold. However, even my wife thought this movie was pretty dull. In our opinions, the only funny scenes were the ones with Owen Wilson, and those seemed really forced. We both really enjoy Reese Witherspoon, but most of the women I know make up their minds quicker than she did. That leaves us with Paul Rudd, who I think is pretty funny given the right character. Unfortunately, this wasn't one of those. We were left scratching our heads how Rudd's and Witherspoon's character ever got together, let alone have enough heart to heart conversations for a spark to ignite. It all seemed really contrived. We didn't expect a lot going into this movie, but even those low expectations weren't really reached. We passed on The Tourist because of bad reviews but, after seeing this movie, we immediately regretted it. Oh well. Reese Witherspoon is still hot. Just don't tell my wife. :o)

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• I'm In
  Written December 6, 2010

  by volkathy

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  Written December 21, 2010

  by Vidal_Benbasat

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• I'm In
  Written December 28, 2010

  by ScribbleFreak13

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  Written January 7, 2011

  by crysinsf

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  Written December 23, 2010

  waste of film

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  The sequel to Dumb and Dumber was written better than this.

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