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Along Came Polly
(2004)
For the most cautious man on Earth, life is about to get
interesting.
Director: John Hamburg, Rated PG-13 for language, sexual
situations
  Starring:
Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Missi Pyle, Bryan Brown, Jsu
Garcia, Michele Lee
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Since we have been
together I have felt more uncomfortable, out of place,
embarrassed, and just physically sick then I have in my entire
life." -
Reuben Feffer
Why watch this? It's
a great romance about a risk-averse young man who encounters a
sexy free-spirit.
Plot Summary:
Reuben, an insurance risk analyst who lives a very careful and
risk-averse life, is left reeling when his new bride leaves him
for a scuba instructor on their honeymoon. Returning home alone,
he unexpectedly encounters Polly, a free-spirited childhood
friend who embodies everything he is not: spontaneous and
adventurous. As their relationship develops, Polly introduces
Reuben to a world of spontaneity and challenges his carefully
constructed approach to life.
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Dad's Preview:
It was wise to cast the spunky Jennifer Aniston
up against the reserved Ben Stiller. She
wonderfully portrays an uninhibited, adventurous
free spirit. Ben has made a career of portraying
neurotic, shy, guys who lack confidence. The
film's strength, besides her adorable blind
ferret, is their interplay. She tries to get him
to loosen up, but he resists with every fiber in
his being. All this stress causes his irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) to flair up. Yikes! Can
this unlikely pair work things out and fall in
love? Only the ferret knows. |
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Jersey
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