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A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 21%, Metacritic 36/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,368 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
After her adulterous husband asks for a divorce, a high-powered attorney takes him captive, refusing to release him until he commits to working on their marriage together. When his impatient mistress shows up, not to mention an opportunistic gardener, things start to get seriously complicated.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
170 audience votes
Key crew
- Adrienne ShellyWriter
- Cheryl HinesDirector
- Andrew HollanderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Meg RyanLouise
- Timothy HuttonIan
- Justin LongTodd
- Kristen BellSara
- Derek CarterMan #1
- Bill ParksMan #2
- Kimberlee PetersonTrashy Girl
- Nathan DeanDetective
- Andy OstroyPolice Officer
Stills
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Themes
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