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-Ben
Stiller
-Jennifer
Aniston
Writer-director
John
Hamburg,
(writer
of
ZOOLANDER
and
MEET
THE
PARENTS),
teams
once
again
with
Ben
Stiller
to
make
an
offbeat
character
study
that
is
guaranteed
to
induce
helpless
laughter.
Reuben,
an
overanxious
insurance
risk
analyst
(Stiller),
weighs
his
every
action
by
assessing
pros
and
cons.
He
finds
himself
dumped
on
his
honeymoon
by
fickle
wife
Lisa
(Debra
Messing)
who
runs
off
with
Jacques,
a
nudist
scuba
instructor
(Hank
Azaria).
A
few
days
later,
Reuben
is
back
in
New
York
at a
pretentious
gallery
opening,
wondering
why
he's
bothering
to
test
the
waters
so
soon,
when
along
comes
Polly
Price
(Jennifer
Aniston),
a
quirky,
worldly,
adventurous
soul,
whose
only
flaw
appears
to
be a
generalised
lack
of
commitment.
The
formerly
germ-obsessed,
controlling
Reuben
is
transformed
by
Polly's
free
spirit,
her
predilection
for
spicy
food,
and
her
pet
ferret.
Her
love
of
salsa
dancing
makes
him
jealous
and
painfully
uncomfortable.
But
his
heart
is
aflame.
Hamburg,
who
began
his
directorial
career
with
SAFE
MEN,
has
proven
himself
a
reliable
producer
of
charming
realism
and
a
brand
of
comedy
comparable
to
that
of
the
Farrelly
brothers.
Editor
William
Kerr
has
an
extraordinary
sense
of
comic
timing,
which
gives
ALONG
CAME
POLLY's
funny
factor
a
boost.
Stiller's
salsa
solo
is
striking--the
actor
is
actually
an
amazing
dancer.
Last
but
not
least,
Philip
Seymour
Hoffman
(PUNCH
DRUNK
LOVE,
FLAWLESS)
nearly
steals
the
show
as
Reuben's
best
friend
Sandy
Lyle
who
plays
both
Jesus
and
Judas
in a
community
production
of
GODSPELL.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
All
rights
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