along came polly
so, the thing about being home, is that i'm sitting here, watching a bunch of crappy tv. since my parents have hbo, i've been exposed to "along came polly" not once, but twice today. now, i didn't do this on purpose, but as a result i've come to certain conclusions regarding ben stiller and jennifer anniston.
ok, first off, i would have never suspected that a movie that has both jennifer anniston and that bitch from will and grace in it would have any sort of credibility. but, to top it off the movie also has alec baldwin in it, and he's playing a role that i'm sure is modeled after a role that he played on saturday night live several years ago. no, this movie seems to have been doomed for failure from its conception, but somehow, some shred of comedy has managed to eek through.
the problem, however, is that ben stiller, and jennifer anniston are playing the same roles they have always played. ben is an excessively paranoid, worries about everything man who's attractive and sweet, but utterly inept and somehow manages to get himself into the most unbelievable, painful, excrutiatingly complicated situations, and somehow in the end manages to get the girl. jennifer on the other hand (incidentally, lets all have a moment of silence for brad and jennifer...can you believe they broke up?!?) is a non-committal, flighty, can't get her shit together kind of girl. these roles remind me of something...something i've seen before. oh wait...i know what it is, its because ben stiller has played this role in there's something about mary, meet the parents and meet the fockers and jennifer anniston has been america's dimwitted, friend, for a billion years. its almost like they were made for these roles, or like they don't know how to play any other roles.
either way, this movie was pure comedic genius. did i mention that hank azaria was in it too. he plays the scuba instructor that ben stiller's wife screws on their honeymoon, and reappears in the end when ben and jen have gotten their lives together.
truly heartwarming.
ok, first off, i would have never suspected that a movie that has both jennifer anniston and that bitch from will and grace in it would have any sort of credibility. but, to top it off the movie also has alec baldwin in it, and he's playing a role that i'm sure is modeled after a role that he played on saturday night live several years ago. no, this movie seems to have been doomed for failure from its conception, but somehow, some shred of comedy has managed to eek through.
the problem, however, is that ben stiller, and jennifer anniston are playing the same roles they have always played. ben is an excessively paranoid, worries about everything man who's attractive and sweet, but utterly inept and somehow manages to get himself into the most unbelievable, painful, excrutiatingly complicated situations, and somehow in the end manages to get the girl. jennifer on the other hand (incidentally, lets all have a moment of silence for brad and jennifer...can you believe they broke up?!?) is a non-committal, flighty, can't get her shit together kind of girl. these roles remind me of something...something i've seen before. oh wait...i know what it is, its because ben stiller has played this role in there's something about mary, meet the parents and meet the fockers and jennifer anniston has been america's dimwitted, friend, for a billion years. its almost like they were made for these roles, or like they don't know how to play any other roles.
either way, this movie was pure comedic genius. did i mention that hank azaria was in it too. he plays the scuba instructor that ben stiller's wife screws on their honeymoon, and reappears in the end when ben and jen have gotten their lives together.
truly heartwarming.
posted by R. Peeps at 11:08 PM
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