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Along Came Polly

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Along Came Polly (2004)

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Reviews Counted:151

Fresh:39

Rotten:112

Average Rating:4.8/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

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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10/18/08
Guardian [UK]
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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
Jamie Russell
Channel 4 Film
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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
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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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
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's a consistently amusing tale thanks largely to the eminently watchable cast.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/13/04
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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One of the laziest rom-com scripts in memory ... the only joy in the film is the way the actors approach each ludicrously silly set piece.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
01/22/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
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Urban Cinefile

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
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
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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
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
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Inane, inorganic and predictable from the start.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
05/03/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
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04/02/05
Garth Franklin
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
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
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
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
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
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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