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The
basic story: Lucy, the serial dater, falls in love with
Adam, rather quickly. He loves her, too. He also
loves making people happy, any way that he can. And, hey,
if he gets some action in the progress, that just shows how
giving he is. When Adam meets Lucy's family, he doles out
the pleasure and becomes the simultaneous dater. The story
is told in five parts - Lucy and Adam, Lucy's middle sister and
Adam, Lucy's brother and Adam, Lucy's oldest sister and Adam,
and Lucy and Adam's wedding. All of this is in Dublin,
Ireland.
That's a whole lot of Adam. Good thing he is played so
well by Stuart Townsend. Women should probably watch him
juggle all of the siblings and think "Eew, get away from
him. He's a jerk!" But, instead, you find
yourself thinking how smart he is for figuring out how to sneak
around so masterfully. And with siblings, no less! I
think this is helped by the presentation of his character - he's
SUCH a good scumbag that you almost put him in the fairytale
realm and just smile and nod when he explains that he just wants
to please everyone. Girls want him. Guys want to be
him. A guy in my row at the theater proclaimed Adam his
hero half-way through the movie.
The
movie is basically centered around an idea presented by Lucy's
oldest sister as she thinks about her baby: One day,
you'll be in a mess and someone will tell you that all you need
is a good shag. The sad part is, they might be right.
Most
of what's going on between Lucy and Adam in the first section
gets skewed by the other stories, making for some good
entertainment. One bit was left hanging, which bothered
me, but I won't do a spoiler.
This
is a funny movie, lots of good laughs. The acting is all
good - Kate Hudson can talk the Irish talk quite well. The
movie presents an idea that could make for some good
discussions, but somehow it still leaves you with the
overpowering thought, "That was cute."
-- Liz
( 3 out of 4 pops )
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