A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
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March 16, 2007Mildly amusing sitcom in which Steve Martin discovers that being a pathetic loser has it's upside. The script was by Neil Simon, which explains it's "Woody Allen lite" feeling. Inoffensive, but rarely hilarious.
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October 3, 2009I liked the music to start with. Steve Martin was sharp even back then! And who doesn't understand feeling lonely? It does tend to drag along in a couple places, but otherwise rolls on in a fnny way. You will LOVE his police escort! To top it off the ending is adorable!
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July 21, 2008what a good film, an early comedy from steve martin which is really funny. stupid stunts and lines that make it hillarious, like the jerk, maybe better in my mind.
its about a guy who gets dumped and finds it hard getting back with the world so is labelled as a lonely guy, lot...( read more) -
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February 7, 2008Next to "Pennies From Heaven", my favorite Steve Martin flick. One of those comedies that seems to have slipped under the radar, but it's really damn funny, full of the same absurd humor of "The Jerk", "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", and "The Man with Two Brains". Charles Grodin i...( read more)
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December 27, 2007It's hilarious. Of course, it has its negative side - some of the jokes weren't as successful as the expected - but in the end it's worth it. The story itself is pretty unique and the perfomances of both main and secondary characters are impecable. Really hilarious. But it seems ...( read more)
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June 4, 2007Flashes of brilliance with Martin and Grodin at the helm. Not their best, but still pretty funny.
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