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Along Came Polly

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Along Came Polly (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 150

Fresh: 39

Rotten:111

Average Rating: 4.7/10

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

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content, language, crude humor and some drug references

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $87,856,565

Synopsis: 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,... 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. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Alec Baldwin

Director: John Hamburg

Director: John Hamburg
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

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.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/15/09
Cole Smithey
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10/18/08
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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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Urban Cinefile

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

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/11/08
Jamie Russell
Channel 4 Film

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.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

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

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/20/07
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
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.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Peter Lowry
Film Threat

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

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/17/05
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Inane, inorganic and predictable from the start.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Le film est prévisible, conventionnel et on connaît les dénouements bien avant qu’ils ne surviennent.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
12/16/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama

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

Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
10/07/04
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com

Un producto cálido cuyo mayor atractivo es el bagaje carismático de sus protagonistas.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
07/08/04
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

Ben Stiller is either a member of Dysfunctions R Us, or else he's making a plea to be the next Woody Allen -- but even Allen himself couldn't save "Along Came Polly"

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
05/12/04
Vanessa Sibbald
Zap2it.com

A lot of energy is expended -- and wasted -- in this implausible comedy about opposites attracted to each other.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/26/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Though the cast are excellent and there are several funny scenes, the film doesn’t quite work, frequently relying too much on gross-out humour and not enough on a decent script.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
03/01/04
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

'Es una de esas películas que solamente pueden ser recomendables si es que el resto de las opciones en cartelera están con localidades agotadas'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
02/19/04
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

It looks like Universal Studios had their script doctors work on this one, but clearly nobody could come up with the right prescription.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/14/04
Brian Webster
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