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Plot: David Schwimmer plays a drifting twentysomething who receives a telephone call out of the blue to be a pallbearer at the funeral of someone he supposedly knew in school. Trouble is, the caller has mis...( read more read more... )taken Schwimmer's character for someone else, but our hapless hero--who still lives with his mother at home--doesn't know how to say no. An encounter with the dead man's mother (Barbara Hershey) leads to a sexual relationship, while an old flame (Gwyneth Paltrow) from high school is suddenly on the horizon if only Schwimmer's loser character can quickly get his act together. This umpteenth variation on the Oedipal conflicts in Mike Nichols's The Graduate doesn't have the imagination, vitality, or authority to take classic themes about growing up all the way to the finish line. But in its brooding, comic way, it is honest about the difficulties of crossing the line into adulthood when one doesn't know how. --Tom Keogh

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 21, 2008
    I never really watched David Schwimmer in anything to say if he really can act or not, but i did see him in this film and must say that he did a great job in it! And I must agree that at times it was hard to know if I was watching a comedy or a drama. All in all I would recommend this movie!
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 1, 2008
    Very different from what i was excpecting im not sure if it was a drama or a comedy had a good story to it but i think it would of worked better just as a comedy. Weird that is was directed by the guy who did cloverfield.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 16, 2007
    I Like David Schwimmmer He's Really Really Really Talented So Is Gweyneth paltrow And I Though It's Going To be A Great Movie To be Honest It's Not But It's Still Good & Sweet & Lovely
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 12, 2007
    I was SOOOO surprised to see SO many famous actors just starting out in this movie. It was a bizarre movie. I give credit to the imagination who came up with it. It was really cool to see David Schwimmer, Toni Collette, Michael Rapparort, Michael Vaghn (from Alias - don't know his real name!), and Gwenyth....and the lady David got involved with. WOW, it was cool to see all these actors so young....I did like it. It was funny at certain parts. Not a blockbuster or anything. And if you look closely - You can even see another guy from Alias....Its funny all the connections....
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 13, 2007
    I watched it and felt icky.
    Even if I had ten pages to fill about the film, that's all I'd be able to come up with.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 5, 2007
    I didn't get to see the beginning, so I was confused with it for a bit. It was pretty good and had its moments. It was also kind of messed up, plot wise. I'm glad it was a happy ending, though! :-)
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 30, 2006
    Caught most of it on a lazy Saturday afternoon and was quite surprised at how good it was, considering its abject failure upon release. Schwimmer has a perpetual dumb look on his face, sure, but he shows more range than, say, Zach Braff does in "Garden State". Nothing really stands out, ultimately, but it's certainly not BAD...
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 12, 2006
    Not as good as i hope it to be. It was quite slow too and the joke, i think of the entire movie there is only two jokes.

    What stand out in this film is it gots one of the best casting of the future star ever. Really everyone in it is now a big, famous, and powerful star.
  • Not Interested
    MCT:
    September 28, 2006
    I know I'm not the only one who hates David Schwimmer. And if you do, too, then you must see "Since You've Been Gone." Yes, Schwimmer is in it, but trust me, you'll love what happens to him.

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  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Matt Reeves
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: May 3, 1996
  • DVD Released: April 3, 2001

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