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You, Me and Dupree (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jul.06] :. This impossible place -- most desired object and least elucidated subject -- makes Molly typical of the women in white guy romcoms.

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Saving Silverman (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

I’d say it’s official: Amanda Peet is the reigning go-to-girl for neo-romantic comedies involving nasty jokes about death, sex, and what might be best described as “control...

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Final Destination (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Everything about Final Destination probably looks demented, if not downright silly. If you've seen the trailers playing for a couple of weeks now on youth-oriented TV, you will have seen the lame plot (a kid keeps his friends off a plane flight doomed to explode), ooky wind and thunder effects, the sweaty-faced and way too pale teens, and most effectively, Tony Todd's ominous rasp, 'You can't cheat death!'"

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Boys and Girls (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

As its title promises, Robert Iscove's romantic comedy features a number of boys and girls. Or rather, it features a number of character sketches standing in as boys and girls, rendered by actors whom you'd expect to be more careful about selecting projects.

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