Sure, most of it was predictable. But after only five weeks of dating, the love-struck Dustin has come on so strong that Alexis is forced to slow things down — permanently. This movie isn't like that at all. I can't believe it got such a bad rating here but I guess I've also seen movies on here with high ratings that just sucked. Sure, it goes without saying that much of the humour here is crass and gauche to the point where it may turn people even further away, but director Howard Deutch does a fine job of balancing his two core elements in ways that so many romantic comedies just don't ever get close to. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and a growing attraction toward Alexis. The twist is she can give as good as she gets and vice versa.
Call me low-level, but that was funny as hell. While Brad counts the hours till he can escape the onslaught of crazy relatives, Kate begins to wonder about her own choices and ponders whether her family members are so crazy after all High school student Chris Brander Ryan Reynolds loves his best friend, Jamie Palamino Amy Smart. By this point, we're 20+ minutes into the movie and it made me laugh twice and is otherwise pretty lame. As a way to make some money on the side lots of it Tank works as a 'nightmare-rebounder'; when a guy gets chucked to the curb his partner, Tank chats her up, treats her to a lousy date and in turn the woman realises how naive she was presumably being. In this vein the movie distances itself from the immediate residents within the somewhat bloated genre, presenting a refreshing polar opposite view of romance on the big screen in all its imperfections. When she tells him she just wants to be friends, he hires his roommate Tank, a fast-talking, amoral scoundrel who has a side business: men whose women have dumped them hire Tank to take their ex-girlfriends out on the date from Hell, to drive the women back into their old boyfriends' arms. But after only five weeks of dating, the love-struck Dustin has come on so strong that Alexis is forced to slow things down — permanently.
Love isn't perfect; in fact it can be down right ugly at times, and while My Best Friend's Girl isn't out to dramatise that theme, it does well at poking fun of it. P Billy Bob Thornton both love the beautif ul woman. Got nothing against him, either. What happens when his or her character actually rises above the cliches that so often dominates their two dimensional motives? Along the way, she befriends an assortment of misfits who accept her for who she is, leading her to reassess her reasons for this strange journey. Storyline: Dustin, an amiable guy, is in love with Alexis, a coworker. He takes out Alexis who, against her better judgment, decides she needs some randy fun, so Tank is in a quandary: take Alexis up on her offer, or stay true to his friend.
He asks his pal Tank Dane Cook to take her on a horrible date so that she will come running back to him, and Tank happily agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and a growing attraction toward Alexis. He finally confesses his feelings, but she tells him that she just wants to be friends, and he leaves town in shame. More complications ensue as the wedding of Alexis's sister approaches. More complications ensue as the wedding of Alexis's sister approaches.
There are numerous problems arising throughout the feature, most notable of which exists between the lacking chemistry between Cook and his co-star Kate Hudson, but given the way in which Deutch presents Jordan Cahan's anti-romantic story, it's not something worth crying about. Tank seeks advice from his father, Dustin pursues Alexis, and questions of self-worth need answers. But, they will accidentally fall in love to each other. Devastated and desperate to get her back, Dustin turns to his best friend, Tank, the rebound specialist. Cook's chemistry with Hudson was electric.
This victim actually winds up setting the stage for a few plot twists I didn't expect. Of course all of this simply wouldn't work if Tank himself was a lazy caricature of the worst-man-ever, but he isn't. Tank seeks advice from his father, Dustin pursues Alexis, and questions of self-worth need answers. Ten years later, Chris is a successful record executive and involved with self-abs orbed pop star Samantha James Anna Faris. When she tells him she just wants to be friends, he hires his roommate Tank, a fast-talking, amoral scoundrel who has a side business: men whose women have dumped them hire Tank to take their ex-girlfriends out on the date from Hell, to drive the women back into their old boyfriends' arms. I'm not particularly into Dane Cook.
Though one husband and wife are there to work on their marriage, the others just want to enjoy some fun in the sun. When she tells him she just wants to be friends, he hires his roommate Tank, a fast-talking, amoral scoundrel who has a side business: men whose women have dumped them hire Tank to take their ex-girlfriends out on the date from Hell, to drive the women back into their old boyfriends' arms. But when Charlie meets the woman Jessica Alba of his dreams, he must find a way to break the curse or risk losing her to the next man she meets. When she tells him she just wants to be friends, he hires his roommate Tank, a fast-talking, amoral scoundrel who has a side business: men whose women have dumped them hire Tank to take their ex-girlfriends out on the date from Hell, to drive the women back into their old boyfriends' arms. Then we get Jason Biggs trying to clean up his act to impress Kate Hudson who likes him but is not wowed by him. In real life, romance doesn't usually play out like it does in the movies, but with My Best Friend's Girl there's cause for dispute over this common belief. More complications ensue as the wedding of Alexis's sister approaches.
When looking through traditional romcom eyeglass, lead character Tank Dane Cook isn't the most likable or even compelling leading man. That is not to say that the director gets everything right, because he doesn't. He takes out Alexis who, against her better judgment, decides she needs some randy fun, so Tank is in a quandary: take Alexis up on her offer, or stay true to his friend. He forces Grace to pretend as his girlfriend to make Akiko Ehra Madrigal , his ex, jealous. Four couples, all friends, descend on a tropical island resort.
Mary is convinced that she and Steve are soul mates, and with the encouragement of a reporter Thomas Haden Church , follows Steve around th e country in a bid to win his love. I thought Alec Baldwin was absurdly funny as the Women's Studies professor who is Cook's father. Instead it presents immediately disagreeable, but in turn, real people to occupy its tale of romance. The result is one that will have audiences undeniably split; there will be those who will simply not be able to get by the ugly sides of this story's characters particularly the lead male , and those who actually revel in a solid love story that doesn't try to be your charming friend all the way through. Dustin, an amiable guy, is in love with Alexis, a coworker. I went to this only because I couldn't get into the movie I came to the theater for.