
Ryan is a womanizing stockbroker whose unethical business practices cost him his job and his trader's license. Unable to find another job, he is forced to move in with his equally self-involved (and completely oblivious) girlfriend, Cindy, an insensitive advice columnist on the cusp of losing her own job due to her poor advice and slow work habits. Finding that the truth behind his moving in has nothing to do with romance, Cindy runs off with another man. Ryan decides to stay... (Full plot summary below)
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Ryan is a womanizing stockbroker whose unethical business practices cost him his job and his trader's license. Unable to find another job, he is forced to move in with his equally self-involved (and completely oblivious) girlfriend, Cindy, an insensitive advice columnist on the cusp of losing her own job due to her poor advice and slow work habits. Finding that the truth behind his moving in has nothing to do with romance, Cindy runs off with another man. Ryan decides to stay in the apartment and earn a living by doing Cindy's job. Ryan establishes himself with Cindy's editor, Page, as Cindy's go-fer, collecting Cindy's paychecks and mail and delivering "her" columns. Initially as hopelessly inept as Cindy in giving advice, he nearly gets the column canceled. However, he rapidly grows into the job and the combination of forced introspection, research and the growing knowledge that he is touching other people's lives transforms him. The column becomes an amazing success. Ryan finds his initially superficial attraction to Page growing into love, but he cannot reveal his feelings while he is a deceptive fraud. Meanwhile, Cindy becomes aware of "her" growing fame, and returns to cash in, at the same time that the owner of a rival newspaper chain attempts to force Page to sell "Cindy's" column to him.
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| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe best direct-to-video flick I've seen in ages. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergHere's some good advice: never rent this. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawIt's like that pair of old sneakers: it stinks, but it's a stink you like. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...there's just never a point at which the viewer is drawn into either the high-concept storyline or the plight of the central character... |
| User ReviewMegan Seven though it went right to video and DVD this was a great movie |
| User ReviewJaclyn (Jackie) Bloved it it was really funny and enjoyable |
| User ReviewMoad ZJ'aime bien ce film. Un humour plus ou moins subtil, mais quand meme amusant. L'influence du monde se fait quand meme sentir car les personnages ont presque tous des aventures extra-conjugales... |
| User Reviewelodie jLes conseils de certains mec peuvent parfois être bon... |
| User Review.JuS?iNe. Cthis is a funny movie and with charlie sheen a great comedy actor. |
| User ReviewDia TThis was the 2nd time I watched this movie and it was still an interesting movie. This movie was fun and heartwarming in a sense. I like most of the advices. I must admit that I love the characters in this movie especially Angie's character. |