"I'm the woman with the worst judgment in men,"
admits Amanda (Monica Potter). Having been cheated
once too many times, she leaves her latest disloyal
boyfriend and rents a closet (err... room) in an
extravagant apartment occupied by four goofy models
and overlooking the residence of Jim Winsten (Freddie
Prinze Jr.). Having sworn off men forever, she buries
herself in her work (fine art restoration) and then,
of course, gets weak in the knees for Freddie upon
first meeting. But will he fall head over heels too,
or will he be just like all the other men in this
movie, or will he turn out to be a phony, liar, Vespa
rider?
Early on choppy editing left the production
awkwardly timed. At Monica's workplace, the group of
three senior ladies felt horribly filmed and added
later. After a sticky first 20 minutes, the editing
found a decent groove and the rough-edged acting also
improved to adequate.
The first meeting of Monica and Jim balances the
sweet charming beats with ouch wince-able beats. Much
of the humor lies in stuttery, got the words wrong
because I'm in love, type dialogue, "I got the runs
... I ah, mean, I gotta run."
Monica Potter shows some promise, gracing the
screen with a reminiscence of Julia Roberts gone
blonde and unrefined. "He must have some huge flaw
... because I'm attracted to him."
Freddie Prinze, Jr. simply smiled and giggled his
way through the picture.
4 models + 1 cop = a very bad scene. However, the
two fish tank scenes brought a maturity and class to
a production sorely unaware that those qualities were
lacking. Though neither classy nor mature, by far the
funniest two scenes required a toilet. (But they
really were funny!)
The film appears to be aiming for a teen audience
and, by the way, the press kit whistles when you open
it.
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