Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This is a pleasant slice-of-life comedy about two young women experiencing love and heartache. This was the first feature film for writer-director Holofcener, and she has made a career out of such small films about relationships, particularly among women, all starring Keener. The actress is so good at this sort of role that she doesn't even appear to be acting. Heche is equally good as Keener's best friend, engaged to be married to goofy Schreiber. It's not a great film by any means, but the characters are real and likable, making it easy to spend some time with them. Holofcener has a talent for making keen observations about human behavior.

I do believe that Anne Heche is a severely underrated actor. She stands out in every movie that I've seen her in, including this one. She switches from sympathetic and lovable to borderline nuts very quickly, and then switches back again. No matter what one knows about her wacky private life, she really knows how to turn into a believable and sympathetic character on screen. In fact, all the actors in this piece are quite good. Another standout is Kevin Corrigan, as the geeky clerk at a video store. The movie has good dialog, but the plot is sentimental, ending with a presumably happy wedding. It's essentially about the love between two female friends, and how it is affected when one of the friends becomes engaged. The one who is engaged (Anne Heche) becomes wrapped up in herself, and engages in behavior likely to end the engagement and the friendship. The friend (Catherine Keener) dates an inappropriate man (Kevin Corrigan) after breaking up with a man (Liev Schrieber) for an unidentifiable reason. The fiance, Todd Field, is stolid and lovable throughout, although a bit off-center, which is why Anne Heche has her doubts.See it for the actors--they were good in 1996 and they're good now.

I have been watching W&T for 5 years now. Every chance I get. I know it by heart. I know that sounds silly or obsessive, but I feel like these people really exist. They are the people who live in your apartment building, they are the people you see renting movies, shopping. These could be your friends, lovers, bosses, neighbors. This movie is so real, yet there's not one boring scene or quality about it. I LOVE Keener and Corrigan. I want to see them in another movie together. This IS my all-time favorite movie. It has encouraged me to write as well. I would love to see Katherine Keener, Kevin Corrigan, Anne Heche, Liev schriber and also Parker Posey in one movie together. It would be my dream. It would be so great! If you love dialog driven movies, you'll love this one. Also pick-up 'Kicking & Screaming' and 'Kicked in the Head'. They all are endearing, sweet and funny. REAL, but Untimately idealistic You'll love it. I hope for more Nicole Holofcner movies.

Can you imagine Kevin Corrigan's agent calling him for this part?"Kev, I got you this part of a video store clerk. They want a real ugly guy. I told them you don't fit this at all, why, you're a regular Brad Pitt, but they told me they have an excellent makeup man to make you SEEM ugly." Yeah, right. I don't know if this story is true, but Kevin does a magnificent job, like Joe Everyshlub looking for someone to love and hold. In the Actors Studio, the director Lee Strassberg used to admonish the actors during a scene, "STOP ACTING", and in this delightful movie its almost immpossible to detect any acting at all, it seems so natural, like a movie camera was left runnig in the characters apartments. Catherine Keener, I believe, isn't a trained actress at all. She just stumbled into it. Like I stumble through life. She's wonderful. I want her to be my mommy, wife, sex toy immediately. For anyone even remotely in love with a pet, her concern over her cat is priceless, and it's not sickeningly cloying at all. Along with Anne Heche's, and Lev Schreiber's wonderful participation this unheralded, un megabillion earning film is a delight from start to finish, and THANK YOU NICOLE HOLOFEENER, the brains behind it all.