She's the One

Starring: Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Cameron Diaz, Maxine Bahns, Jennifer Aniston, John Mahoney, Amanda Peet
Directed by: Edward Burns
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Romance
1996

Times Seen:
Tim: 3

Summary: Mickey (Edward Burns) and his brother (Mike McGlone) have an odd relationship, after Mickey gets married to a stranger (Maxine Bahns) and his brother cheats on his wife (Jennifer Aniston) with Mickey's ex-girlfriend (Cameron Diaz).

Review:

Tim: While writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns received some criticism for this, his second writing/directing/producing/acting effort, I actually really liked the movie. Maybe I should say I liked it. Most of the movie I really liked, but there were some parts I just didn't like. On the whole, however, I did enjoy this movie.

Edward Burns assembles a great cast. I love seeing him on screen, and he's very good here. He's such a regular guy, but he's so incredibly likeable as well. Mike McGlone is perfect as his moronic, awful brother. He's such an unlikeable person, which works well because he is the direct opposite of Burns. Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz are both very well cast in their supporting roles. The one great mistake Burns made was casting his real-life girlfriend Maxine Bahns as his new wife. This was Bahns' second film (her first was Burns' The Brothers McMullen) and she's not very good. She tries too hard, and several scenes are greatly hurt because of her bad acting.

The movie has some great scenes and a few interesting twists and surprises. The movie will keep you interested and entertained, because you genuinely like Burns and his father (played wonderfully by Johny Mahoney), and you can't stand McGlone. This works very well, and gives the audience a rooting interest in the film.

She's the One is a good movie. I enjoyed the characters, the story, and Burns' direction. The movie is obviously not the work of a master (sorry, Burns, but you'll get there), and you can tell it comes from a talented but somewhat inexperienced director. It shows great promise for how incredible Burns will eventually be as a director, and gives enough to satisfy the audience.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7



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