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Synopsis of this movie brought to mind horribleness such as Dane Cook's Employee of the Month, which this is far from. I went in kind of skeptical. Seann William Scott (seriously, two Ns in Seann? what's up with that? uh...anyways...) and John C....
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Synopsis of this movie brought to mind horribleness such as Dane Cook's Employee of the Month, which this is far from. I went in kind of skeptical. Seann William Scott (seriously, two Ns in Seann? what's up with that? uh...anyways...) and John C. Reilly are not usual leads (though I thought John was kickass in Walk Hard, so **** you preconceived notions!). But they actually do well here. I end up liking them both and really wondering who I'm supposed to be rooting for at times. This is a kind of bizarre slice-of-life movie that made me think it was going down bad, dark or stupid paths at times. Overall it was kind of weird and made me feel funny, so I like it.

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Posted aug 26, 2009 8:08 pm pt

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Considering the actors, it seems like it will be a great movie. John C. Reilly(Step Brothers) and Seann William Scott(American Pie), both hilarious actors. This movie though, not so great. Its rather slow. The movie had its moments, but I found it...
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Considering the actors, it seems like it will be a great movie. John C. Reilly(Step Brothers) and Seann William Scott(American Pie), both hilarious actors. This movie though, not so great. Its rather slow. The movie had its moments, but I found it rather... dull. My friend thought it was decent, but that's my view. I don't recommend it.

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Posted jan 20, 2009 1:43 pm pt

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