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Mood:
- Humorous
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Plot:
- Odd CoupleOpposites AttractFall in LoveLove and RomancePartnersCouples
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Genres:
- ComedyRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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- New York
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- Date NightTeens
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Along Came Polly, 2004
English
USA
Profile of Along Came Polly
The mood of Along Came Polly is humorous. The plot centers around an odd couple, opposites attracting, and partners. It features grossout humor. Along Came Polly is a comedy and romance movie. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. The setting is New York. Along Came Polly happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for a date night and teens.
Summary of Along Came Polly
Writer-director John Hamburg (writer of ZOOLANDER and MEET THE PARENTS), teams once again with Ben Stiller to make an offbeat character study that is guaranteed to induce helpless laughter. Reuben, an overanxious insurance risk analyst (Stiller), weighs his every action by assessing pros and cons. He finds himself dumped on his honeymoon by fickle wife Lisa (Debra Messing) who runs off with Jacques, a nudist scuba instructor (Hank Azaria). A few days later, Reuben is back in New York at a pretentious gallery opening, wondering why he's bothering to test the waters so soon, when along comes Polly Price (Jennifer Aniston), a quirky, worldly, adventurous soul, whose only flaw appears to be a generalized lack of commitment. The formerly germ-obsessed, controlling Reuben is transformed by Polly's free spirit, her predilection for spicy food, and her pet ferret. Her love of salsa dancing makes him jealous and painfully uncomfortable. But his heart is aflame.
Hamburg, who began his directorial career with SAFE MEN, has proven himself a reliable producer of charming realism and a brand of comedy comparable to that of the Farrelly brothers. Editor William Kerr has an extraordinary sense of comic timing, which gives ALONG CAME POLLY's funny factor a boost. Stiller's salsa solo is striking--the actor is actually an amazing dancer. Last but not least, Philip Seymour Hoffman (PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, FLAWLESS) nearly steals the show as Reuben's best friend Sandy Lyle who plays both Jesus and Judas in a community production of GODSPELL.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 12 January 2004 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
Cast and Crew
as Polly Prince
as Reuben Feffer
as Sandy Lyle
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Critics Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
Users Reviews
- 19.March.2009
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- by: Sammy Kowall
- Sammy Kowall rated this movie
8/10Great
- 22.September.2008
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