主演:Matthew Broderick Jeanne Tripplehorn Tim Guinee
导演:沃伦·莱特
类型:爱情片,爱情 地区:美国 年份:1993
简介:Sam(MatthewBroderick)isthereasonablemaninacrazyurbanworld,themanofthoughtfulnessandrefinedtasteinalandscapeofLeroyNeimanpaintingsandbeercommercials.Theguywouldsoonercookforanhouroverahotstovethansay`supersizeit.’Bydayhe’sastoreclerkinanupscalegourmeteatery,andthesescenesraiseasmile,especiallyforanyonewho’svisitedtheactualchaininNewYorkCity--theportrayalisn’tfarofffromthereality.OurmanisbesiegedbyhoardsofcustomerswhowanttheirimportedFrenchcheesecuttoimpossiblyexactstandards.Hiseffortstoremainoutwardlypolite(whileyouknowhe’dliketotakethecleavertotherelentlessclientele)areprettyfunny,andwillwarmtheheartsofclerkseverywhere.Ingeneral,Broderickisingoodformandprovidesthemoviewithmostofwhateverlightnessitpossesses.Sciorra’slovelorndentalhygienist,Ellen,isfineenough,too,andherunknowinginteractionwithourcheese-slicingheroshowssomehopefulchemistry,andyoumaybegintofeelyouwanttoseethesetwogettogether.Oneofthemaincompetitorsforourlady’saffections,astockbroker(KevinAnderson),isplayedascaricature:he’sthebeerswillingfrat-boywhoseideaofafter-sexsensitivityisflippingonthefootballgame.He’skindoffunnyattimes,butthemoviemightbestrongerifhewaswrittenoractedforustolikehimmore,insteadofhavingusmerelyrecognizehimastheflat-out`wrong’guyincomparisontoBroderick’ssensitiveman.ThinkofJohnCandyinSplash,takingacigaretteandbeercantotheracquetballgame;weknowhislifestyleisnottheoneourheroshouldemulate,butwecan’thelpbutbecharmedbythelikeablegoon.Whereasthischaracterismerelyagoon,andprettyunlikableallaround.Whileit’saniceenoughlightmovieforthefirsthalf,formethestorywassomewhatderailedbyitsunbelievable(Hollywood)presentationofsexandadultery.(SPOILERAHEAD,skiptonextparagraph.)WhenEllenreturnshomeafteranevening’smisadventures,sheisnaturallyfacedwiththequestioninghusband(MichaelMantell).Quicklyadmittingherownindiscretion,shethenimmediatelyturnsthesituationaround,demandingtoknowwhytheguyhadgoneaheadandboughtahousewithoutdiscussingit.Granted,it’savalidissue,andgranted,manypeopleusethiscounteringmaneuverinarguments.What’sunbelievableiswhathappensnext:theguystartsrespondingtoherquestion,addressingthehouse-issueinaquiet,thoughtfulmanner.WHOA.You’dbehardpressedtofindamarriedpersonintheworldwho,whenfacedwithhis/herpartner’stotallyunexpectedadultery,wouldbereadytoaddressanythingsocalmly.Theguywouldsurelybebouncingoffthewalls,orelsecrushedintosilenceandtears-butsee,thenwemightactuallyfeelforthepoorschnook,andwe’dseeSciorra’scharacterinapoorlight.Andsincethatparticularaudiencereactiondoesn’tservetheromanticcomedy,thestorytriestosneakaroundit.Youmaystarttofeelthat,likethehusband,you’rebeingtaken.Furtherdissatisfactionisjustaroundthecornerintheending.Werealizethisiswheremisunderstandingswillgetsortedout,andourcouplewillfinallyseeaclearpathtooneanother.Wewantthesatisfactionofrootingforthem.Butit’smarredbyanotherunbelievablecharacterreaction,followedbyanabruptconclusionthatfeelsrushedandforced,tooeasyandunearned.Youmayfeelasthoughthemovie’scheatingonyouagain...
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