I went into this with the lowest expectations knowing it was not a box office success. I was pleasantly surprised. A fairly decent time waster. Don't think too hard and you may just enjoy it.
Played as a VERY broad comedy, film loses its focus in the last third, but even still, there are some hilarious moments, especially from the four models. Although I usually don't think she's all that magnetic a screen presence, Monica Potter is very good in this role (sounding exactly like a younger Julia Roberts, no wonder those rumors got spread). Freddie Prinze, Jr. is rather inconsequential. His part could've been played, more convincingly, by any other hot, young actor. He didn't take away from the movie at all, he just didn't add anything in particular. However, the film gets its best moments from the models. There are some genuinely funny self-mocking moments from them and they play it great.
A lot of the situations don't make any sense and the characters are fickle to say the least, especially Potter's. One minute she's convinced that Prinze's character is a murderer, the next, she's falling all over him. Whatever, like I said, don't think too hard.
This movie should've really been a cable made-for. It doesn't have the necessary elements to make it as a feature. No major star power, extremely slight story, and broad, sometimes slapstick comedy. Rather than risk a financial loss at the theaters, Universal might've had better luck with cable. That way they don't have to rely on ticket sales that never came. Most general audience's attention are gained by star power and event-type movies. Smaller movies, unless they are art-house, independent pics, beloved my critics, usually don't fare as well as the major blockbusters, so this movie never really had a chance at the multiplexes. But all in all, a generally decent time waster, good for some laughs and pretty faces. Glad I paid $3 to rent it and not $10 to see it in the theater.
Played as a VERY broad comedy, film loses its focus in the last third, but even still, there are some hilarious moments, especially from the four models. Although I usually don't think she's all that magnetic a screen presence, Monica Potter is very good in this role (sounding exactly like a younger Julia Roberts, no wonder those rumors got spread). Freddie Prinze, Jr. is rather inconsequential. His part could've been played, more convincingly, by any other hot, young actor. He didn't take away from the movie at all, he just didn't add anything in particular. However, the film gets its best moments from the models. There are some genuinely funny self-mocking moments from them and they play it great.
A lot of the situations don't make any sense and the characters are fickle to say the least, especially Potter's. One minute she's convinced that Prinze's character is a murderer, the next, she's falling all over him. Whatever, like I said, don't think too hard.
This movie should've really been a cable made-for. It doesn't have the necessary elements to make it as a feature. No major star power, extremely slight story, and broad, sometimes slapstick comedy. Rather than risk a financial loss at the theaters, Universal might've had better luck with cable. That way they don't have to rely on ticket sales that never came. Most general audience's attention are gained by star power and event-type movies. Smaller movies, unless they are art-house, independent pics, beloved my critics, usually don't fare as well as the major blockbusters, so this movie never really had a chance at the multiplexes. But all in all, a generally decent time waster, good for some laughs and pretty faces. Glad I paid $3 to rent it and not $10 to see it in the theater.