Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jason Bateman | ... | Wally Mars | |
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Victor Pagan | ... | Knit Hat Guy |
Jennifer Aniston | ... | Kassie Larson | |
Jeff Goldblum | ... | Leonard | |
Juliette Lewis | ... | Debbie | |
Todd Louiso | ... | Artie | |
Scott Elrod | ... | Declan | |
Patrick Wilson | ... | Roland | |
Rebecca Naomi Jones | ... | Party Guest | |
Kelli Barrett | ... | Roland's Wife Jessica | |
Jeremy Mohler | ... | Party Guest 2 (as Jeremy J. Mohler) | |
Will Swenson | ... | Actor on Stage | |
Edward James Hyland | ... | Man in Theater | |
Caroline Dhavernas | ... | Pauline | |
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Brian Podnos | ... | Waiter |
Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) and Wally (Jason Bateman) are best friends. Being unlucky in love, Kassie has decided to have a child using artificial insemination. Wally doesn't like this idea, but he isn't capable of admitting to himself, let alone to Kassie, that he's in love with her. At Kassie's artificial insemination party, Wally gets very drunk and spies the sperm donor's sample in the bathroom. Wally was way too drunk to know what he did that night, and Kassie has moved away because she doesn't feel that New York City is a place to raise a child. Now 7 years later, Kassie has moved back with her son Sebastian. While she is looking to get Roland (the sperm donor) more involved in their lives, Wally can't help but notice the many striking similarities that he and Sebastian share. Written by napierslogs
I think critics have been conditioned to think that any movie with Jennifer Aniston in it these days has to suck. I happily declare that this one doesn't. It has a likable romance. The dialogue is actually funny (especially anything that comes out of Jeff Goldblum's mouth). Based on the premise - which comes off much less implausible than it probably should - I was expecting a lot more lowbrow comedy and was pleasantly surprised. And Jason Bateman is a wonderful and underrated leading man. The voice-overs are perhaps a bit insipid and probably could have been skipped entirely, but that's a minor complaint. I enjoyed the film. 7 out of 10.