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The biggest problem I had with this remake of the infintely likeable 1981 original comedy wasn't the atrocious direction, ill-advised changes to the original story, Nick Nolte's bored performance, Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig's bland, underwritten roles, or the leaden pacing of the first ninety minutes. Simply, I liked Dudley Moore's Arthur Bach (he was a lot of fun to watch and I'd want to hang out with him), and I hated Russell Brand's Arthur Bach (who I started wishing would get run over by a car). Helen Mirren walks away with all of her scenes, the rest of the cast should have taken notes.
Stats:
(2011) 110 min. (*) out of five stars
-Directed by Jason Winer
-Screenplay by Peter Baynham, Story by Steve Gordon
-Cast: Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Nick Nolte, Geraldine James, Luis Guzman, Christina Jacquelyn Calph, Murphy Guyer, Jose Ramon Rosario, Jon Hodgman, Evander Holyfield, Scott Adsit
(PG-13)
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