the audience applauded

hyped garbage

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The acting in this movie is really good.

How many formulaic, boring, insipid, little worthless movies can Ed Burns churn out? Is it an infinite number? I wish there were permits issued for movie directors, so we could deny one to Ed Burns. Again! Some dreary little story, that he wants us to believe is profound, because he thinks it's realistic. He thinks if he presents anything that most people in his target audience, (wealthy, educated 20-40 somethings who hang out in Manhattan and the Hamptons)can relate to, no matter how boring, then he's made art. Hey Ed, it's not art. It's not even crafts. It's like opening a can of Campbells soup. Yes, Ed Burns might just as well go open a can of soup, than make these pathetic movies. And he's not a great actor either. The characters he plays aren't interesting to begin with, and he does nothing to elevated them. Do not waste your time, even if you're 25 and hang out, or wish you hung out, in the Hamptons. I once saw some old movie, set in East Hampton, with Rob Lowe and Doug Savant called MASQUERADE. Now, THAT was pretty good, for a crappy potboiler, like a guilty pleasure. Whatever it is, it's not boring and pointless.Ed Burns should watch it 12 times, and see what entertainment is. Even bad entertainment is better than no entertainment at all. BTW, just so any readers know; should poor Johnny follow his dream or sacrifice it?.....i get it...I get it....I get it...it's a case of who the heck cares because the entire presentation of the dilemma is no boring, in every way.

I cannot see why people think this movie was so great,I found it annoying boring and a good waste of time maybe because it was so low budgeted of a movie. What I hate about it was that Matt Bush has such an annoying voice and I really haven't like any movies he or Edward Burns have been in and I see there is not that many. The storyline was kinda boring is why I think I hated it,if there was more money for this movie then it may have been a little more exciting,but if you make a cheap movie then your going to get cheap results.Many actors and actress in this movie I haven't really seen before so I may take a look but not likely.If you don't like boring movies then do not watch this one.I give this movie 1 out of 10..

This story is about Johnny. Matt Bush is Johnny Rizzo, a 24-yr-old New Yorker living and working in radio in the San Francisco Bay area. He has a 2AM to 6AM sports talk show, which he loves and is good at, but he also has a 24-yr-old fiancée who wants him to get a job earning more money so they can get married, live comfortably, have kids, the whole package.Her dad back in New York is paying the rent on their apartment. He sets up a job interview for Johnny, it would be working as a supervisor in a company that makes boxes and other containers, something very boring compared to what he loves about his radio talk show. But it also pays very well. So Johnny flies to NYC for the weekend and the Monday interview.Edward Burns, who wrote and directed, is Johnny's Uncle Terry, a relatively dirty middle-aged man who doesn't believe in marriage, and also has no problem romancing a variety of married ladies. He tries to set Johnny up for the weekend, for a "last fling", but really to get him out of his marriage plans.In comes Kerry Bishé as Brooke, former star tennis player in college. She seems interested in Johnny, but he is a "nice guy" and is faithful to his fiancée. However something happens, an intercepted phone call, that gets her to worry. So, what does Johnny do? That is what the movie is about, and other than Uncle Terry being very annoying most of the time, it is a very enjoyable movie.SPOILERS: In the end Johnny does not have the interview, goes back to California determined to keep his low-paying job as a radio talk show host. He and his fiancée have a final discussion, they agree to go their separate ways, which in the end is a good decision for Johnny who would not have been happy giving up what he liked most just to make more money. The movie ends with Brooke as a call-in to his show, she is taking a road trip back to California, in fact she is calling from Napa, and will be a guest on his show to talk college tennis. But they may be more, down the road.

I enjoyed this movie quite allot, OK it was a bit slow and predictable but it was definitely watch-able.Can't say I was a huge fan of the cinematography however as I did feel like I was watching a reality show sometimes. Just a few of the angles weren't well thought out.Acting was passable, I don't think any of them were bad however the English caretaker was a little unnecessary.Cute story line but it has all been done before. Wouldn't pass it off as comedic at all its more of a mellow romantic drama.I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone but it was good for an afternoon of boredom I suppose.