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Great review, but I'm being dragged to this anyways. Rats. At least I might laugh myself to death at a superheroine in spike heels and miniskirts.

I just don't understand how anyone can find Uma Thurman beautiful. She's scary looking in every way-from her sunken eyes to her bony cheeks she's just an unattractive person.

In my nerdiness, I really thought the premise of this flick had some very good potential. Plus, Eddie Izzard was in it. Yet again, Hollywood turns a great idea into something completely blase. I might put it on my Netflix queue...maybe.

Sorry, I missed everything after the Ghostbusters dis. Blasphemy good sir.

"Smiling idiot Rainn Wilson looks on." I've got to work that into conversation, perhaps with a different name though.

Anyone who's seen even one episode of The Office knows Rainn Wilson is one of the finest comedic actors around. Of course, one can only do so much with the material they're given. I'm kinda pissed that his talents weren't put to better use in what seems to be a pretty lame-ass movie.

I just don't understand how anyone can find Uma Thurman beautiful. She's scary looking in every way-from her sunken eyes to her bony cheeks she's just an unattractive person.


Damn it, James! You beat me to the punch. I was going to post the same thing. I have always been perplexed by the popular belief that the woman is beautiful. Fug is the most descriptive word that comes to mind when her name comes up. Then again, I figured I felt that way because I was a woman. Oh, and that I rarely agree with the Hollywood/media/American majority version of beauty. This is the same machine that keeps trying to convince me that Kate Moss, Strung-Out Addict Personified, is a beautiful supermodel. Yeah, okay.

I have to disagree here and say that I think that Uma Thurman is totally hot, with that being I said, I should note that I have a thing for ladies that are older than me.

I am totally onboard with you guys concerning Kate Moss. Can we say 'eww!!"

I also agree Uma Thurman is unattractive. She looks like a guy. Like Sarah Jessica Horseface. Jesus Christ, she looks like Lionel Ritchie (who, at least in Japan, is known for resembling a horse). And worst of all is Anjolina Jolie, who looks like a swollen asshole, or an insect. She is dog ugly. I wouldn't ____ her with someone else's ____. And that boxy Scion car? It looks like a block of cheese; a box of Saltines. Like rapper clothes -- sometimes people get talked into style.

Well, I'm certainly not going to criticize anyone's taste in women - to each their own. One man's ugly girl is another man's pin-up. But to compare Uma Thurman to Kate Moss? I mean, seriously? Without getting TOO into it, I think Uma beats her out simply because she has hips and a chest and is not built like a 10 year old boy.

Anyway, I was thrilled to hear the premise of this movie, and immediately disappointed as soon as I saw the trailer. Such unrecognized potential... And I shall forgive the Ghostbusters dig once. ONCE. After that... be ready for the hurricane.

TK, I'm confused - you seem to contradict yourself. You start out saying you won't criticize anyone's taste in women....only to criticize anyone comparing Uma to Kate? Huh? By the by, I'm not comparing the two women - at least that wasn't my intention. Just sayin' that I think Hollywood has a fucked up sense of beauty.

I didn't really expect this movie to be anything beyond mediocre summer fare. Especially when the trailer depicted the stereotypical behavior of women in many movies - you know, the trifecta that Rainn mentions? Deciding to give her superpowers could give the movie an edge, I suppose. At the end of the day, though, I don't see much difference between a woman slashing a guy's tires and casting it off into space. However, the latter, I admit, is a bit more awesome.

I was hoping (stupidly) that this film would be interesting and have depth and all that good stuff. I know that a super-hero film can have depth--I loved Batman Begins (and not just because Christian Bale is SUPER hot). I also know that Uma Thurman can pull off a super hard-core character who totally kicks butt and fights for her version of what is right (I'm sure you've seen Kill Bill). To know a film has completely ignored all potential for being interesting... meh. this sucks.

I guess I'll just wait for the Batman sequel.

To all the basement boys with the unrealistic plastic porn standard for women: enough with the bitching about Uma: she is what a real woman looks like, maybe if you ever left your house you would realize that.

She is what is called a "natural beauty," you know, without the inflated trout lips, 44DDD boob job, nose the size of a 7-year-old, and Barbie/Bratz porn slut makeup.

Keep waiting, though, that porn starlet will show up at your house any day now because you have proven on the internets that you have discriminating tastes!

Say 'hi' to your mom for me...

Okay, the focus is on Uma Thurman's relative beauty with zero comment on schlubby Luke Wilson as the dude who BREAKS UP WITH her? Sweet Christ. Boyfriend looks a mess in this movie.

I was really hoping that this would be clever and cute. I'll netflix it, I guess.

Hey, Chas, that boxy Scion is cute...not as cute as the Smart, but at least it isn't bland like most cars on the road. I'm counting the days until I can buy my Smart car. That will be a good day.

I went to see this with my boyfriend tonight becuase the showing of Clerks II we wanted to see was sold out. MSEG was okay I guess... basically just an ordinary romantic comedy balled up with an ordinary superhero movie. Nothing really special--certainly not laugh out loud funny. The people sitting behind us seemed to think it was though. They literally laughed the whole way through. I'm not sure their tiny little brains could process one line before they started mindlessly chortling at the next. It made a movie that is simply mediocre completely unbearable. The exact same thing happened when one of my girlfriends dragged me along to see the Devil Wears Prada recently. The whole theater was close to tears from laughing so hard and I'm looking around thinking, "Um... it's just not that funny". What is the deal? The sad thing is that the people who laugh during these sort of movies are the ones who never understand truly funny movies or jokes for that matter. Maybe their lives are just so boring that they start to think average crap is extraordinary.

"The sad thing is that the people who laugh during these sort of movies are the ones who never understand truly funny movies or jokes for that matter."

Yes, and they are the majority. Thanks for getting Arrested Development cancelled, jerks!

"Another week gone by; another mild comedy that doesn't live up to its potential; another farce that rears its head, only to whimper."

And another spot on review. Perfect description. Anticipating disappointment, I went to see the movie solely for Rainn Wilson. I didn't laugh once. The only thing remotely funny about the ordeal was that a film boasting an "original" premise turned out to be entirely mediocre and predictable.

I think that makes Thank You For Smoking the only genuinely funny and clever movie put out this year... unless I'm forgetting something...

Megan - I adored "Thank You for Smoking." Intelligent and hilarious.

Okay, the focus is on Uma Thurman's relative beauty with zero comment on schlubby Luke Wilson as the dude who BREAKS UP WITH her? Sweet Christ. Boyfriend looks a mess in this movie.

No arguments there, Samantha T. The point is that Luke Wilson isn't the one being sold as one of the "beautiful" people. You know, like his brother, Owen, is. BTW, another fan of TYFS here!

All I care is that Eddie Izzard is in it. I wasn't planning on seeing this movie until I read your review. Hopefully he's got decent screentime!

The premise of the film was great, the result, not so great...I guess maybe Ivan Reitman just didn't try hard enough...you would think Kevin Smith would have made it pretty funny actually, wonder why he wasn't tapped to direct/write...too bad, it looked kinda fun to begin with but seemed to come out of nowhere right after Superman opened (I assumed it was a spoof of sorts)...

The only reason I went to this movie was the sheer twitching joy of seeing a 20-foot-tall (50 foot? how big are movie theater screens anyway?) Eddie Izzard. It was worth it, despite the blandness of the rest of the cast. (Wow, is Luke Wilson ever bloated!)

I have to agree, though, that Eddie appeared to be on some kind of downer. I kept waiting for him to burst into his schtick; you could feel it hovering just under the surface.

some of you people are seriously not well.
uma thurman is a nice looking woman.
and, for the person who said angelina is ugly and he wouldnt "___ her with someone else's ___", i have one thing to say: you are a liar.
but you know, you're "___" (which is probably exactly what it is, vacant and blank) would probably be so shocked from getting any attention at all it couldnt perform anyway.
on another more relevant note, who really expected this movie to be any good?
and back to the original reason for my post: why use this movie as an excuse to bash women for no good reason other than they'd never look twice at you?

I'm usually pretty forgiving when it comes to these sort of light-hearted romantic comedies, but this wasn't even entertaining. Anna Faris was really terrible to the point of being distracting, and Eddie Izzard was dissapointing. Luke and Uma fill their parts well and they have good enough chemistry, but that wasn't enough to save this piece of trash. I saw it for free and I still feel like it was a waste of time.

Daphne, what can I say - I'm an inconsistent prick who contradicts himself. Forgive me. I think I set out to say that they're totally different body types, but my kate-moss-skinny-eww trigger got pulled and I fucked up. Anyway, I stand by my original point, even if I confused it: each their own. Each their own.

Damn! Damn! Damn!!! (Good Times reference)
Why can't Hollywood find a decent vehicle for my favorite "Action Transvestite?"

The trailer gave away what crap this movie must be (I will watch it on DVD, regardless).

As for Uma, I still love her. Her looks are not my cup of tea, but at least she has character to her face and looks like she occasionally eats a sammich, unlike some. And really, who else could have pulled off Kill Bill with such versatile aplomb?

I hear people going on and on about Eddie Izzard. I've only seen him in one other role, as the manager in "Velvet Goldmine". What else has he been in that makes everyone love him so? You know, good movies, unlike this one.

And just to set the record straight, skinny does not equal fugly. Fugly just is. And Uma Thurman just is.

This has been bothering me. Do they ever tell you what the G in G-Girl stands for? I was watching for it from the beginning, and aside from the requisite g spot joke, I didn't notice anything else.

eddie played a good charlie chaplin. i forget the name of the movie but kirsten dunst was in it, as was patsy for ab fab (sorry cant remember her name). it was a decent movie.
eddie is a better stand up comic. his "dress to kill" dvd is his best i think.

Yes, Vi- listen to wtf and watch Dress to Kill. I could not catch my breath. It is brilliantly written and performed comedy- intelligent and wicked. I was watching it with my really weird family, and we all loved it. He was also in the movie with Willem Dafoe where WD is a real vampire, cast in a movie about vampires (title?). Very good movie, as well.

Oh! It was Shadow of the Vampire.

This movie looked good to me if for no other reason than it was the perfect vehicle to imagine all the assholes I have dated and to put myself in the super ex girlfriend's position.

Its nice to see hollywood provide a cathartic outlet for angry women for a change, rather than catering to 12 year old to 50 year old boys' fantasies. God knows we need it.

I thought the naked back side view of Luke Wilson was worth the price of admission.
NICE ASS!

Then, I find out later this week it was a body double....DAMN YOU TO HELL.

I doubt I'll see this. It just looks stupid. I just don't see Uma in a silly comedy. She's so elegant-looking, and there's something a little sad in her eyes that could work in serious drama. It's funny how people get so worked up about Uma's looks. It seems she's a real polarizer. You either think she's totally beautiful, or completely ugly. Personally, I dig her and I loved her in "Kill Bill." But a lot of my male friends can't stand her. I think she freaks people out because the standard of American Beauty had become so "inflated", facially, and emaciated bodily (plus big round fake boobs). Like a Bratz doll, precisely. The term Esquire magazine used in an article about it is "Oven Stuffer." It seems every actress you see has a big round face, big fat lips, huge unblinking round eyes, on top of a skinny little body. Uma looks her age (Hey, news flash, we all get older -- "happens to the best, happens to the rest" I like to say) and her face has strong, bony features. I think her body is gorgeous. She is tall and athletically proportioned, with wide hips and lovely natural breasts. This look was fashionable in the 1940's. Perhaps one day it will "come back" but honestly, there is a depressing "cookie-cutter" aspect to this crop of young actresses. They all look created by committee. And we all know it's to appeal to the tastes of the LCD -- teenage boys and men breastfed on images of 90's porn. Not to my taste, personally.

Yeah, the movie is pretty forgettable, like most of Luke Wilson's movies of late. The fact that it had Dwight from the The Office was a nice perk, as well as the inclusion of sans-make-up Eddie Izzard. When are they gonna give him better roles? He was good in The Cat's Meow, and all his stand-ups are brilliant, but really, someone please let him shine. CAKE OR DEATH?!!!