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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: 15

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:21-11-2008

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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Mean, crass and tasteless, "My Best Friend's Girl" is only pretending to be a romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/27/08
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Hitch has nothing on My Best Friend's Girl... the best romance since The Notebook.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment 1 Comment
09/26/08
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

An insulting, wholly unpleasant excuse for a comedy.

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
09/25/08
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

It's a movie that ultimately fails because it features characters that are so unlikeable that it's difficult to care whether they form a love connection or not

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
09/24/08
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

When it comes right down to it, the less said about the movie the better. But in lieu of that, let's just tackle it, vilify it, screw it to the wall, and send it back into the sewer from which it came.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/24/08
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Induces that dull pain at the back of the head that I believe to be the result of brain cells crawling away to die of embarrassment.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment 1 Comment
09/24/08
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Golden Girl Kate Hudson gets tarnished by associating with Dane Cook in this tasteless, terrible movie

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
09/23/08
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

Raunchy and wretched...profoundly unfunny and sophomoric sludge...meaningless material that wouldn't be suitable for lining your pet parrot's birdcage.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
09/23/08
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Cahan's curious and increasingly sincere slant on modern romance outshines its efforts to please Cook's MySpace fan base with gross-out gags (some of which are damned funny).

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/23/08
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
Boxoffice Magazine

In order for My Best Friend's Girl to work at all, it needs a leading man with the charisma to suggest the soulful, lovelorn gentleman behind the crude serial womanizer.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment 1 Comment
09/22/08
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

The inexplicable romantic comedy career of Dane Cook marches on.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment 1 Comment
09/22/08
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

The movie can't seem to follow its own internal logic.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
09/22/08
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

There are no surprises here, but speedy pacing and a smattering of laughs along the way, as well as a knowing turn by Alec Baldwin as Tank’s even more piggish father, make My Best Friend’s Girl a date not entirely to be skipped.

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09/22/08
Laura Kern
Laura Kern
New York Times
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Ultimately, its most unforgivable sin is that it's simply not funny.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/22/08
Michael Ordoña
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
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An ugly, strictly-for-meatheads comedy that can only be recommended to couples who wear matching Tie Domi Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys out on a date.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/22/08
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail

It lacks the courage of its swinish convictions, and abruptly acquiesces to bland rom-com clichés three-quarters of the way to its appointed end.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/22/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It borrows from much funnier movies such as Hitch, Wedding Crashers and My Best Friend's Wedding. Never has a romantic comedy seemed less romantic or less comedic.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/22/08
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

A light smattering of funny moments can't save this misogynistic, feel-bad romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/21/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

A nauseating fraud from start to finish ... The film's level of awfulness is nothing new for Cook, but Hudson hits a new low.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
09/21/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

My Best Friend's Girl ultimately fails to measure up to its own standards.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/21/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine
 
 
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