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My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

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Reviews Counted:53

Fresh:8

Rotten:45

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: My Best Friend's Girl spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs.

Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $19,151,864

Synopsis: Love conquers even the relentlessly foulmouthed Lothario played by master-class comic Dane Cook (GOOD LUCK CHUCK) in MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL. Tank (Cook) moonlights as an "emotional terrorist," which... Love conquers even the relentlessly foulmouthed Lothario played by master-class comic Dane Cook (GOOD LUCK CHUCK) in MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL. Tank (Cook) moonlights as an "emotional terrorist," which means when a guy wants to keep a girl from dumping him, he hires Tank to intervene. Tank arranges an accidental meeting with the girl, charms her at first, then takes her through the worst date of her life, sending her running back to the safety of his client. Jason Biggs (AMERICAN PIE) is Dustin, the nerd who wants his best pal Tank to work his magic on Alexis (Kate Hudson), the stunning girl from work who "just wants to be friends." Dustin makes a big mistake, since Alexis herself is looking for the raunchy fling Tanks offers, and Tank suddenly finds himself in the position to betray Dustin's trust. Taking a page from the book of Apatow (SUPERBAD, KNOCKED UP), director Howard Deutch and writer Jordan Cahan compensate both sides of the cup-holder armrest: amidst the frat boy-friendly shenanigans lurks girl-pleasing soap-opera hand-wringing as Tank faces tough romantic choices, and vice versa. Adding to the deal are some hilarious bits from Alec Baldwin--as Tank's "feminist studies" professor father--and Lizzy Caplan, as Alexis' roommate. Mainly this is for the Cook fans out there, and they should be pleased by his general free-form display of loutishness. [More]

Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin

Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin, Lizzy Caplan

Director: Howard Deutch

Director: Howard Deutch
Screenwriter: Jordan Cahan
Producer: Greg Lessans, Adam Herz, Josh Shader, Guymon Casady, Doug Johnson, Barry Katz, Brian Volk-Weiss
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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2/4

David Nusair

...ultimately falls prey to the melodramatic silliness that one has come to expect from the romantic comedy genre.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 28 2009 08:05 AM

Reel Film Reviews

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2/5

Christopher Null

mostly unwatchable

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 24 2009 05:18 PM

Filmcritic.com

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Reece Pendleton

There's something genuinely transgressive beneath the movie's rom-com surface, though director Howard Deutch keeps retreating to the safety of frat-boy humor.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 08 2008 01:27 PM

Chicago Reader

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0/5

Christopher Tookey

This is one of those films that would be enormously improved by the arrival of 100 crazy Somali pirates who would proceed to take the entire cast hostage.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 21 2008 03:42 AM

Daily Mail [UK]

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2/5

Matthew Turner

Tedious, largely unfunny and poorly written comedy with the least likeable collection of characters you'll see all year.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 21 2008 02:21 AM

ViewLondon

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1/5

Pete Hammond

Yet another in a continuing line of dismal Dane Cook so-called romantic comedies.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 20 2008 03:16 AM

Hollywood.com

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4/10

Victor Olliver

It's a wonder the guys don't just wear Flintstone loincloths. Now let's hear it: Yabba-dabba-don't.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 20 2008 03:05 AM

Teletext

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1.5/5

Josh Rosenblatt

Any schmuck with a typewriter and a dirty mouth can test the limits of good taste; it’s something else entirely to push the boundaries of narrative possibility and emotional empathy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 08:01 AM

Austin Chronicle

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Jason Di Rosso

A rude, crude romantic comedy with a touch of nastiness that's refreshing and quite funny.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2008 06:40 AM

MovieTime, ABC Radio National

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Colin Fraser

You should steer well clear of the nasty ideas that screenwriter Jordan Cahan has about relationships and how they work.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2008 06:38 AM

FILMINK (Australia)

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1/5

Leigh Paatsch

A film that truly bites.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2008 06:36 AM

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

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3.5/5

Jim Schembri

Dane Cook proves why he is one of American comedy's favourite big-time naughty boys in this fast, funny, foul-tongued but sweet-natured adult-skewed romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2008 06:33 AM

The Age (Australia)

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3/5

Margaret Pomeranz

The film veers off into that realm of unbelievability that I react against. But there is a certain fascination in watching Cook strut his stuff (and boy does he strut), and Kate Hudson is pleasant to watch.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2008 06:31 AM

At the Movies (Australia)

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2.5/5

Sandra Hall

If you like watching anarchy in action, this exhibition has its moments, but the anti-woman humour underpinning it -- and Cook's whole performance -- does cast a pall.

Full Review Source: | comment 2 Comments | Oct., 10 2008 03:15 AM

Sydney Morning Herald

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Brian Gibson

'There's this guy, Tank, and other guys hire him to give their exes "emotional terrorism." It's a romantic comedy.''Can you throw in a cheap anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic joke? And have Tank tell some kids how to pull a brutal sexaul trick on a woman?'

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 09 2008 01:19 PM

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

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Frank Lovece

A raunchy vehicle for Dane Cook fans? A sprightly romance for Kate Hudson fans? A genial underdog comedy for Jason Biggs fans? The correct answer is: a big, steaming pile of horse manure.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2008 01:58 PM

Film Journal International

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2/4

Austin Kennedy

It works much better as a comedy, but by the end, the romantic aspect has taken over and there's not much humor to be found after the first half.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2008 11:33 AM

Sin Magazine

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Louise Keller

It's coarse and funny, but there's something really endearing about this twisted romantic comedy in which the protagonist excels at being a self-proclaimed emotional terrorist

Full Review Source: | comment 2 Comments | Oct., 04 2008 01:32 AM

Urban Cinefile

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2/5

Jim Lane

[Director Howard] Deutch passes the buck to his three stars...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 29 2008 03:05 PM

Sacramento News & Review

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2.5/4

Larry Ratliff

... this is a verbally poisonous comedy that rattles the sensibility cage.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 29 2008 09:02 AM

San Antonio Express-News

 
 
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