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www.eonline.com - : Blending dark wit and blatant sentimentality, writer-director Brooks (Terms of Endearment) brings an ironic undercurrent to this basically mainstream romantic comedy. Nicholson's mugging and twitching across the screen dominates as the ultimate neurotic, a politically incorrect misanthrope with opinions that would make the KKK proud. In the first half-hour alone he sneers at his homosexual artist neighbor (Kinnear), tosses the painter's adorable pooch down the garbage chute, threatens the man's pugnacious black agent (Gooding Jr.) and casually insults the waitress (Hunt) at his favorite restaurant- more...
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www.auschron.com - : there's not a whole lot of story here to prop up the constant emotional yanking more...
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