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5.0 out of 5 stars
Suprising realistic for a chick flick, September 10, 2006
Wity writing, and characters that are allowed to have some flaws made this one of the first chick flicks that did not make me want to vomit. Heck I actually enjoined it.... for the most part. It does end with the usual formualic, come to jesus ending. But over all still enjoyable.
The creative funny backenforth give plenty of entertainment while the storyline sets it self up.
The characters are not the usual black and white images of perfection or sleazy bastreds which makes them much more relateable. As well as making the story seem less absurd.
While probably unintentional the movie also provides interesting examples of the differences between the way men and women communicate. The men always tiring to fix the things the women complain about instead of just listening, and the women getting upset when the men do not just intuitively know what they want even though they never say.
All in all the first chick flick/ feel good movie that not only did not make me want to vomit, but that I actually enjoined in years.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than I expected..., January 21, 2008
This review is from: Trust the Man (DVD)
...based on the reviews here. Much of the credit for my surprise should go to the cast: all very good. I find it interesting to watch excellent actors (Moore, Duchovny, Barkin) flesh out new characters. Overall, despite flaws, this film is intelligent, and fresh just often enough to be worth watching. I cared about the fate of the two couples, particularly the Gyllenhall/Crudup duo. Sure, there were cliches, as in another parody of 12-Step and other support groups, and the "biological clock ticking" bit. However, as in the case of the latter, there's truth at the heart of many of these. If Trust the Man ended a bit more "Hollywood"/all loose ends resolved, I'd have thrown my shoe at the screen. Anyway, here's one little negative postcript: Amazon makes it look like the magnetic Ellen Barkin has a major role - unfortunately, not the case.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Light entertainment, June 17, 2007
This review is from: Trust the Man (DVD)
Giving it 5 cause I believe it has been way under rated. I believe the object was to laugh, and it was entertaining.
Besides I feel it did address valid points that many people shy away from, death, living life, etc.
It wasn't earth shattering, I still found it enjoyable!!!
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