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Along Came Polly (2004)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 115

Though the supporting actors are funny, Stiller and Aniston don't make a believable couple, and the gross-out humor is gratuitous.

Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 28

Though the supporting actors are funny, Stiller and Aniston don't make a believable couple, and the gross-out humor is gratuitous.

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Movie Info

Screenwriter John Hamburg directs his second film (since his 1998 debut Safe Men) with the romantic comedy Along Came Polly. Ben Stiller plays Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor who never takes chances in any aspect of his life. When his new bride Lisa (Debra Messing) leaves him for a European scuba instructor named Claude (Hank Azaria), he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), whom he remembers from his seventh-grade

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: John Hamburg

In Theaters: Jan 16, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Jun 8, 2004

Box Office:$87.9M

Universal Pictures

Like the rest of today's alleged comedies that are never funny, this one pretends to be hip, but lacks every semblance of intelligence and depends on the basest common instincts in the kindergarten I.Q. for laughs.

January 29, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Rex Reed

New York Observer

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One of those films that celebrate spontaneity and risk-taking yet are so formulaic and un-risky that they strangle their own message.

January 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Slate

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David Edelstein

Slate

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A movie where love means diarrhea.

January 17, 2004 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Charles Taylor

Salon.com

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I ... laughed myself sick.

January 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

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Firmly ensconced among the forgettables in Stiller's career.

January 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

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Trouble is, it isn't just Polly who comes along: Lots of extraneous matter does, too.

January 16, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

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Talented actors in dumb film with gross sex humor.

December 21, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

For a movie with a theme of living life without deferring to fear of the risks involved, the filmmakers don't take chances in breaking the mold of run-of-the-mill romantic comedies.

April 15, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

The script just doesn't have enough comic moments to fill its 90-minute running time.

August 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Jamie Russell

Film4

The humor of this romantic comedy is sometimes laugh-out-loud funny but too often dips into the toilet tank for sprinkles of relief when the love story veers from inspired to moronic.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Between them, young love and bacteria bloom. Between us, bacteria consumes the movie.

September 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Christopher Smith

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Without the rom-com requisites of charm, chemistry, comedy and character, this doesn't even meet low expectations.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

This entire movie proved to me that it's never too early to start the race for next year's Golden Razzies.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Peter Lowry

Film Threat

The story is stale, but the execution is above average.

June 17, 2005 Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony

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Bill Clark

FromTheBalcony Source: FromTheBalcony

Inane, inorganic and predictable from the start.

May 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Director John Hamburg's commentary is earnest and straightforward, although not particularly thrilling.

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Le film est pr�visible, conventionnel et on conna�t les d�nouements bien avant qu'ils ne surviennent.

December 16, 2004 Comment

Louis-J�r�me Cloutier

Panorama

Except for a few unfortunate scenes (one of which is in the trailer), it's a funny, engaging, romantic comedy.

October 7, 2004 Full Review Source: tonymedley.com

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Tony Medley

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A romantic comedy in which it seems the protagonist actually would be better off alone.

August 14, 2004 Comment

Matt Pais

The Cinema Source Source: The Cinema Source

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One of the more entertaining Ben Stiller films and one I find Jennifer Aniston enjoyable in. Yes lots of cornyness and predictability, but also quirky and feel good too.

July 28, 2006

Lady D'arbanville

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Along Came Polly was a disappointment for me. I expected something very funny, and very well done. Unfortunately this film has minor laughs and wasted good cast on a terrible film. This film could have been much better, unfortunately it misses the mark. Along Came Polly could have been a good film, unfortunately the

October 10, 2011

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

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1. Sandy Lyle: LET IT RAIN!
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1. Sandy Lyle: Best Man is in the house. [slips and falls]
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1. Sandy Lyle: RAIN DROPS!
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1. Sandy Lyle: OLD SCHOOL!
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1. Sandy Lyle: RAIN DANCE!
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