I rented this film for $1 and feel like I got gypped! Granted, I rented it because Stanley Tucci is in it, so it wasn't a total loss - he can make chewing gum interesting. But the plot was stupid, most of the characters too goofy to be entertaining, and the abrupt changes in the storyline (from visiting the parents to murder?) ask too much of an audience unaided by drugs or alcohol. I haven't seen all of Arquette's movies, but he can't carry a film. Does he always play the bland, likable dufus who gets to accidentally realize maximum potential? Sounds like his real life. I get very annoyed when I think about film makers who are able to get paid to churn out this kind of nonsense and then foist it on an unsuspecting public wrapped in the cachet of adjectives like "indie" or "original" or, worse, "comedy." This movie isn't funny, period. It's like whipping up a new recipe in the kitchen by stirring together flour, eggs, ketchup, and sardines, serving it raw, and expecting people to rave about it. One star only because Tucci is always a joy to watch.
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