Sadly Over-hyped

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

While I can't say there's any real moral compass to the storyline (with everyone cheating on everyone else), if nothing else EDWARD BURNS can consider himself a Long Island Woody Allen--because the story told in brief vignettes is exactly the sort of tale that Allen likes to spin about ditsy relationships and dysfunctional human beings.It may lack the more subtle wit and dry humor found in some of Allen's works, but it's safe to say that if this had been penned by Allen Hollywood would be jumping all over it with awards.As it is, EDWARD BURNS as the older brother--a cabbie aptly described by another as probably the only English-speaking cab driver in the city of NY--is excellent, even if some of his motivations aren't crystal clear, like the casual decision to go to Paris with his girlfriend when both of them are clearly broke. MIKE McGLONE is fine as his financially solvent but mentally challenged brother who works on Wall Street but is hopelessly in love with a trashy blonde, CAMERON DIAZ, in another one of her bubble-gum roles.None of it rises above the level of a good TV script and the language is pretty salty throughout, dealing as it does with SEX almost exclusively. But Burns directs it at a good pace and it moves briskly to a satisfying conclusion which finds him reunited with his girlfriend after a series of misunderstandings.A pleasant way to spend an hour-and-a-half but don't expect anything great. Burns and McGlone were much better in THE BROTHERS McMULLEN the previous year.

What's to say about a film in which Cameron Diaz is one of the better actors? The unexceptional young cast varies from okay-ish to really bad, and the script isn't much better. Aniston tries hard but she is utterly talent-free, McGlone is simply awful, Burns's girlfriend is stiff and boring, and only the director Burns seems to have a little bit of charisma to be able to play in a film like this; however, he isn't much of a director (or writer). The film tries hard to be one of those clever, sophisticated, modern relationshit comedies but comes off as lame and pretty stupid (and rather unfunny). The humour and the dialog are strictly your average TV sitcom material, except that there is no laughing track to save the jokes; and this is no "Seinfeld" - it's more like "Murphy Brown" or "Friends" or some other nit-witty, pathetic show. The dialog is forced. I haven't laughed once during the film. The bubble-gum characterization also doesn't help. Many of the relationshits in the film don't make sense, and the film as a whole is just unconvincing; the acting, the dialog, the plot, the characters - practically everything.A few questions; how has Burns "screwed up" with his wife so that he had to apologize at the end? He didn't do anything wrong. Did he upset his wife because he punched his brother's face? Or was it because he picked up a TV set from his long-gone ex-fiancée? The viewer is actually required to accept this nonsense. Absurd. And what about Burns's wife flying to Paris? Where the hell did she find the money for a ticket to Europe if she is so goddamn broke? (Or maybe I forgot what it means to be broke for an American: having "only" one car and eating out "only" six times a week.) But never-mind this little detail; it is not one of the reasons this film is so mediocre. It all comes down to the fact that too little talent has joined together to make a movie. It seems that in the 90s any Joe Shmoe can make a movie and be hailed as a writer-director-actor prodigy.If you want to read my parody/satire bio of Cameron Diaz (and other Hollywood morons), contact me by e-mail.

I am a fan of Edward Burns' movies. For the most part I thought "She's the One" was an enjoyable film. However, there was some definite ups and downs: Ups: Characters and Acting. I really liked the characters in this film Hands down, my favorite was John Mahoney as the father. He was superb has an uber-Catholic Irish hard ass father with a soft spot for his boys. Maxine Bahns was absolutely beautiful and lovable in this film as well. I also really liked the brother relationship between Edward Burns and Mike McGlone. I also have a brother that is close an age and Burns did a really great job capturing the competitive nature between siblings.Downs: Triteness. I could not watch this movie at some parts because of how cheesy some of them were. Burns did nothing to set "She the One" apart from every other 90's coming-of-age relationship film. While I thought there was some good dialogue, it could not save the film from becoming just another typical 90's dramatic comedy about relationships.Although I did enjoy this movie and always put it on whenever it I see it on HBO, this is not Edward Burns' best film. Go see Brothers McMullen, Sidewalks of New York, and the Groomsmen for better Edward Burns films. And if you have some free time..."She's the One" will do OK.

I don't know how I ended up with this movie, but I found a copy and decided to watch it after a boring day of work. Boy was I surprised.The story moves along at a fast pace with good editing. What I really loved about the movie were two things.. Firstly, the character development. Not much into the movie, you knew what each character was all about. This is a feat hard to achieve and kudos to Ed Burns for achieving it with this movie.Second.. and the more important thing that I liked about the movie.. The relationship between the family members.. basically the siblings and the father. It was realistic to some degree.. but also there was a special feeling of together-ness.Overall - this was a "different" romantic comedy.. with some really funny moments and a pretty unique story. It should be rated much higher than what it is.. and I would definitely suggest people to watch it!