A+ Movie!
Added 12/15/2008
I couldnt help but laugh the whole way through this movie. Jay Mohr, has always, been one of my favorite actors. He makes the movie.
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This is supposed to be a comedy about a dysfunctional relationship, but there's hardly anything funny about it. Ed, your garden variety nice guy is soon to wed Alice, a truly despicable neurotic who is supposedly experiencing a case of the "jitters". The whole story surrounds Alice's sudden desire to add a few more notches to her bedpost before tying the knot, an idea she manages to convince nearly everyone in her life (including her fiancé Ed) will be healthy for their future marriage. Hilarity should ensue, but never does. Watching this trainwreck of a woman coldly and systematically destroy the lives and relationships of everyone in her self-absorbed little world made me cringe. I didn't think a whole lot more of Ed, who spinelessly complies despite his own misgivings. All the women in this story were completely unhinged, with the exception of Alice's pragmatic coworker Venita, who seemed amused by the whole thing. Most of the men were portrayed as hapless victims, bewildered and beset upon by this parade of female neurotics.
Yes, I hated the premise of this movie almost as much as that in Anger Management - where the main character's girlfriend stops at absolutely nothing, including destroying her lover's life, to get him to propose.
If you enjoy comedies about weak men and emasculating women, this is the movie for you.
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This movie was hilarious!! While I agree the subplot of Carl and his girlfriend did little to contribute to the main plot, the rest of it is entertaining. I like the characters (Jay Mohr and Julianne Nicholoson were my favorite) and I like the overall plot of the movie. SSeeing Other People is what film is about. Taking our realistic thoughts, and temptations and creatively exploring the results of those temptations throught the big screen. The writers of this took a realistic scenario of a person wanting to have more experience before settling down for life, and flirted with the various scenarios and outcomes of such desires. I personally like this also because I watched it with my girlfriend in the summer of 2007 and that was the best vacation Ive had in years. So this movie was apart of that memory, and I'll be looking for Jay Mohr, Julianne Nicholson, and the rest of the cast from now on!! Funny movie!! A movie all couples should rent!!
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Seeing Me
Added 1/19/2007
Ok, first off I have seen the movie on tv, and do not have the dvd yet. But I still feel obligated to comment. I love Joy Mohr, Lauren Graham, and Jonathan Davis. I admit J.D. has a very short part, but nonetheless, it was nice to see him in an actual movie.
I admit there is nudity, language, drugs, sex, and cheating. But you have to remember that this is only a film. No one in the movie is telling you to emulate what the actor's are doing. If you like any of the three actor's I mentioned, you'll probably like this. If you like humor, sarcasm, and bad predicaments that you would never want to be in, but find funny when they happen to others, you will love this movie. I agree that this is not a romantic comedy. But it is d*mn funny.
~Lil' Black Panther~
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Great little cautionary tale ...
Added 10/7/2005
... about how important it is to really have a look at what you have on the home front before you go slumming for love and selling out for something other than "vanilla". Bottom line -- if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and sometimes rocky road is just that -- rocky.
This movie explains perfectly well the delicious contentment of having somebody to stay at home with and watch movies while doing laundry on Saturday nights. A rut or a cozy routine? Yep, there's a difference, and these characters find out the hard way. Practically everybody shoots themself in the foot, and a happy ending isn't guaranteed ... or maybe even deserved ... but it's still possible. That's the hopeful spirit chugging along behind this neo-cynical, sometimes potty-mouthed (it is!) indie film. Not for those afraid of seeing skin (don't say you weren't warned).
Jay Mohr was a great "everyman" leading male. Why didn't he get more roles? He is funny too -- any leading male nowadays really has to be, when you get right down to it, to be bankable (with the glaring exception of the humorless, increasily scarily-cyborgish Tom Cruise) -- but he was more than a one trick pony. Jay Mohr, come back! Come out to play! We miss you!
Lauren Graham's delivery of a crass, money-obsessed, shrewish character is a refreshing change from her "Lorelei Gilmore" persona, and though I'd prefer that any day of the week it's nice to see her play against type.
Not a movie I'd necessarily buy -- I saw it for free on cable -- (wait, does that count as free?!), but worth a watch if a) you like modern sex comedies with a smart flair, and/or b) you need a little refresher course in Reasons To Stay With The One You Love And Who Loves You, You Idiot 101.
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A+ Movie!
Added 12/15/2008
I couldnt help but laugh the whole way through this movie. Jay Mohr, has always, been one of my favorite actors. He makes the movie.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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This is supposed to be a comedy about a dysfunctional relationship, but there's hardly anything funny about it. Ed, your garden variety nice guy is soon to wed Alice, a truly despicable neurotic who is supposedly experiencing a case of the "jitters". The whole story surrounds Alice's sudden desire to add a few more notches to her bedpost before tying the knot, an idea she manages to convince nearly everyone in her life (including her fiancé Ed) will be healthy for their future marriage. Hilarity should ensue, but never does. Watching this trainwreck of a woman coldly and systematically destroy the lives and relationships of everyone in her self-absorbed little world made me cringe. I didn't think a whole lot more of Ed, who spinelessly complies despite his own misgivings. All the women in this story were completely unhinged, with the exception of Alice's pragmatic coworker Venita, who seemed amused by the whole thing. Most of the men were portrayed as hapless victims, bewildered and beset upon by this parade of female neurotics.
Yes, I hated the premise of this movie almost as much as that in Anger Management - where the main character's girlfriend stops at absolutely nothing, including destroying her lover's life, to get him to propose.
If you enjoy comedies about weak men and emasculating women, this is the movie for you.
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This movie was hilarious!! While I agree the subplot of Carl and his girlfriend did little to contribute to the main plot, the rest of it is entertaining. I like the characters (Jay Mohr and Julianne Nicholoson were my favorite) and I like the overall plot of the movie. SSeeing Other People is what film is about. Taking our realistic thoughts, and temptations and creatively exploring the results of those temptations throught the big screen. The writers of this took a realistic scenario of a person wanting to have more experience before settling down for life, and flirted with the various scenarios and outcomes of such desires. I personally like this also because I watched it with my girlfriend in the summer of 2007 and that was the best vacation Ive had in years. So this movie was apart of that memory, and I'll be looking for Jay Mohr, Julianne Nicholson, and the rest of the cast from now on!! Funny movie!! A movie all couples should rent!!
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