"Along Came Polly" is very stupid. Which does not mean that it's not funny. Actually it is a very enjoyable comedy which is always on the verge of being plainly awful, but never really is. I guess it's, really, thanks to the cast. Jennifer Aniston (who plays Polly, who is, basically, a cross between Rachel and Phoebe in "Friends") and Ben Stiller (almost reprising his character in "Meet The Parents") have great chemistry together. Which is not the case, say, of Hank Azaria (VERY funny) and that girl from "Will & Grace" who, when they are together, seem to play in a different movie. The screenplay tries to follow the "There's Something About Mary" rules : a bit of romance, a lot of heavy gags. The heavier, the funnier ? Not always but here, it works more often than not. I only wish Ben Stiller could be serious sometimes, like he was in Neil La Bute's "Your Friends & Neighbors", in which he was amazing.
Review of Along Came Polly
