With Cameron Diaz, Edward Burns, Jennifer Aniston, John Mahoney, Mike McGlone and Maxine Bahns. Two New York brothers, one blue collar, one white collar, finally come to blows over their lives, their wives, and their mistresses.
I began my appreciation for Edward Burns with his work in Confidence, which has quickly become one of my favorite movies. In digging through his resume a bit I came across a few movies which he wrote and directed. Those titles include The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, No Looking Back, Sidewalks of New York, Ash Wednesday, Looking for Kitty and The Groomsmen. As an Ed Burns fan, you can see I have my hands full. But you have to start somewhere. I started with She's the One.
Three men, two brothers and their father, learn valuable lessons about themselves and each other thanks to a few women in their lives. The two brothers are now in their mid-20s, one is married and the other had one foot on the altar before finding his beloved sprawled on the floor of their apartment with another man. What can come between two brothers? A woman? The three men, the "Fighting Fitzpatricks", find out they do not have women figured out as they once had thought.
Once you get over how slimy Mike McGlone's character (as the younger brother) is, the movie is quite enjoyable. I think it can be described as a good natured comedy from which you may even be able to learn a thing or two. The movie was a little raw, but as this was Ed Burns' second movie, he probably did not have a huge budget. Understand also that this movie would probably have not been as good had much more money been put into it. As-is, the movie had a certain "real" edge to it that made the characters seem a little more sincere.
I did have a little trouble separating Burns as Mickey Fitzpatrick from Jake Vig (Confidence), but I got over that too.
Having an older brother, movies where there is a focus on some competition between brothers are ones to which I can relate. It is always interesting to see how those relationships compare to the one between my brother and I. I guess I just hope he doesn't seen any of Francis Fitzpatrick in me...
I liked She's the One. I think it's one you might want to check out.
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