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Along Came Polly - 01/16/04 - PG-13 - 90m
Ben
Stiller - Reuben Feffer
Jennifer Aniston - Polly Prince
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Sandy Lyle
Director: John Hamburg
Written by: John Hamburg
Studio: Universal
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LYN
Nutshell: Ben Stiller is an overly cautious insurance adjuster
(or something like that) set to marry Debra Messing, whom turns out leaves
him on their honeymoon. Ben goes home and back to work, meets up with
his friend and ex-child star Philip Seymour Hoffman, and they go to a
party where Ben runs into old high school friend Jennifer Aniston (a.k.a.
Polly). Ben wants to date free-spirit Jennifer and of course only fun
and frivolity can ensue when these two opposite ends of the spectrum get
together...or one would think.
Personally I thought the film was somewhat lacking after this point. There
were a few laughs here and there, but that was about it. I truly felt
that I had seen this movie or plot somewhere before, but couldn't put
my finger on it. Perhaps it's not too far from the Ben Stiller I saw in
"Meet the Parents", Gaylord acting like something he wasn't
if for no other reason than to meet the approval of his girlfriend's parents.
Not unlike this film with Ben's character acting like something he wasn't
to meet the approval of Polly. Yeah funny for a bit, then it just gets
old and tired. And unlike "Meet the Parents" there is no funny
confrontation between Ben and a airline stewardess to save an otherwise
lack-luster film. It's almost as if both movies were directed by the same
person...Huh, now that I think of it, there were! Oh my...what a shocker.
So to sum it up...yeah, you know...never mind...that's enough.
Lyn
