An average movie

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie but since there was a pretty nice cast, I thought I should give it a try. Unfortunately, it wasn't really good, I'm afraid. Not so long ago, I bumped into this list on the internet about the directors who should retire instead of further damaging their career. After watching this movie, it became pretty obvious to me that James L. Brooks would definitely represent a valid candidate for this list. I mean, the guy is not really productive, he made only 6 movies over 30 years, but when the end-result is so underwhelming, you really wonder if he should even bother. The sad thing is that there was indeed a nice cast (Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson) and they did what they could with the material but the whole thing was just poorly written. Basically, there is a love triangle at the center but the characters were also involved in sports and corporate business but all those elements were really poorly developed. You even wonder why Jack Nicholson showed up at all (in his last part, hopefully, he won't end his career like this) for a character who was completely underwritten. To be honest, the whole thing did have some potential but it wasn't meant to be, I guess. To conclude, even though it wasn't awful, it was still a pretty weak romantic-comedy and I don't think it is really worth a look, even if you like the genre.

5/10