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Say It Isn't So

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Say It Isn't So (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 102

Fresh: 9

Rotten:93

Average Rating: 3.1/10

Consensus: Those that haven't tired from Farrelly brothers' brand of comedy may still find some laughs here. Otherwise, the slow pacing and unimaginative shock gags will start to wear on the viewer.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexual content, crude humor and language

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 23, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $4,847,667

Synopsis: With SAY IT ISN'T SO, the Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB AND DUMBER) give their former First Assistant Director J. B. Rogers a shot at the big time. The result is another... With SAY IT ISN'T SO, the Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB AND DUMBER) give their former First Assistant Director J. B. Rogers a shot at the big time. The result is another crude comedy that finds laughs in a series of outrageous situations. Working from a script by first-timers Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow, the film tells the confused story of orphan Gilly Noble (Chris Klein), who is employed at an animal shelter in Shelbyville, Indiana. When he lands in the barber's chair of the beautiful Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham), he's convinced he's found the woman of his dreams. A passionate, steamy romance develops, but when Gilly finds out that he and Jo are actually offspring from the same parents, Valdine (Sally Field) and Walter Wingfield (Richard Jenkins), he becomes a social outcast. Jo flees to Beaver, Oregon, to reunite with her former fiancé, the wealthy but conniving Jack Mitchelson (Eddie Cibrian), but when Gilly learns that he isn't Jo's brother after all, he must track her down to win back her affections. Unfortunately, Valdine wants Jack's money, so she will do whatever it takes to keep the truth from coming out. Featuring likeable performances by both Klein and Graham, Rogers's debut is a raucous comedy with a solid supporting cast. [More]

Starring: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins

Starring: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins, Orlando Jones, Eddie Cibrian, Jack Plotnick, John Rothman, Lin Shaye, Ezra Buzzington, Brent Hinkley, Jack Pellegrino, Courtney Peldon, Richard Riehle, Sarah Silverman

Director: J.B. Rogers

Director: J.B. Rogers
Screenwriter: Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow
Producer: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Bradley Thomas
Composer: Mason Daring
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

What we have here is a wannabe-outrageous comedy that flirts with the last taboo but then retreats.

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08/18/07
Rob Gonsalves
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A cringe-inducing flop.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/26/07
Reece Pendleton
Chicago Reader
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Flat, borderline banal comedy that in theory includes all the ingredients of the Farrelly brothers (who here serve as producers) about the seemingly incestuous relationship between siblings Chris Klein and Heather Graham

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12/01/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter, are beginning to make the same mistake that the Zucker brothers (Jerry and David, along with Jim Abrahams) made, which was to split up and take increasingly less responsibility for their films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Poor timing and muffed set pieces are compounded by implausibility and inconsequence.

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02/09/06
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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09/26/05
AV Club
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There are few laughs to be had during the running time of Say It Isn't So...

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02/25/03
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

This movie sinks or swims on its humor, and frankly, the Farrellys don't appear to have been very good swimming instructors.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Say It Isn't So proves to be an all too apt title.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Michael Dequina
Film Threat

Avoid like your life depended on it.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

If it were up to me, I would make sure the Farrellys never made another film, or at least that I never had to see another.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Credit goes largely to the charm of Ms. Graham and Mr. Klein, both of whom exude a natural, sunny innocence that contrasts starkly with the naughty incest jokes swirling around them.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

First-time director J. B. Rogers and new screenwriters Peter Gualke and Jerry Swallow appear determined to include as many gross-out scenes as possible at the expense of telling a believable story.

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08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The trash heap of "There's Something About Mary" ripoffs grows a little higher.

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06/20/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Um festival embaraçoso de caretas e gritaria.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

...desperate, forced, as if the filmmakers are just trying to up the ante in how low they’re willing to go.

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04/16/02
Larry Carroll
Countingdown.com

This review is written in a state of posttraumatic shock.

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03/22/02
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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I must have been gone when the memo about things like this being funny was passed out, because, in all honesty, I never knew strokes were supposed to be funny.

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02/26/02
Mark Dujsik
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