Best line of the movie is when Susan (Amy Brenneman) says to Dave (after he comments that his new girlfriend is good with the kids,) "if it meant that you might get laid, you'd let Hannibal Lector be their nanny..." The whole movie has great lines like this one! Hilarious! I love this movie. Saw it when it came out as a college student and ten years later it still cracks me up. I think that although there is a lot of hard truth in this movie regarding divorce in America, it is a work of comedy genius. Also neat to see how some of these actors/actresses have evolved over time. It also has a great soundtrack. Love Ben Taylor's version of "I will," better than The Beatles!

To begin, I'll admit that I bought the movie because Eliza Dushku was in it. Plus, I find Paul Reiser funny for some reason. When I started playing this movie, a weird feeling hit me, and it never left me after that point. It was a feeling of dread, perhaps. Bye Bye Love is trite. It's hard for me to call a movie trite because I find myself being one-note on occasion. The movie was a long string of inconsequential one-liners punctuated by stressed emotional moments. I really liked Janeane Garofalo here, as a crazy blind date for Randy Quaid, who was the most genuine of the three father-actors(Matthew Modine, Reiser, and Quaid). The B-plot of the movie seemed to shift focus between Rob Reiner's lousy radio psychiatrist and Ed Flanders as an old man trying to find use for himself as a McDonald's employee(in his last role, wasted on this movie). Reiner provides the psych evaluation of divorcées, and the segue into the weekend ritual of swapping kids(at the corporate sponsor of the movie, McDonald's, whose ominous flags and arches loom in the background of too many of the exterior shots), and gets his comeuppance at the end of the movie, at the hands of Quaid. This seems like a good John Hughes movie gone terribly, terribly wrong, complete with silly montages and the expository scene at the end where everybody has a revelation and warm feelings. I think someone was trying to package this movie as a The Big Chill 'the next step,' with the requisite soundtrack(including much Everly Brothers, hence the name of the movie). One thing that creeped me out about this movie was the presence of both Amber Benson and Lindsay Crouse, and Dushku, who all worked together again in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Danny Masterson was also present, as the stereotypical stoner/drunk kid, and in blink-and-you'll-miss-them roles were Jack Black as a party DJ and Steven Root as a disgruntled neighbor.

Dave Goldman (Matthew Modine), Vic Damico (Randy Quaid) and Donny Carlson (Paul Reiser) are best friends and divorced of Susan (Amy Brenneman), Grace (Lindsay Crouse) and Claire (Jayne Brook) respectively. They have sons and daughters, who live with their ex-wives and share part of the time with them. This dramatic comedy intends to show, mostly in a comic way, their relationship with new mates and their former families, especially with sons and daughters. Parts of this movie are very funny and great: when, for example, Donny says to Dave that his teenager daughter is in the age when girls become problematic and complicated and Dave asks: `-Which age is that?' Donny responds: `-From twelve to thirty-five (years old)', I really laughed a lot! But other parts do not work well and are boring, such as the dinner between Vic and Lucille (Janeane Garofalo) or mushy, such as the final dialog between Donny and his teenager daughter. Probably the fast food chain Mc Donald is sponsoring this movie, since its advertisement is a shame! Although forgettable, this film entertains. My vote is six.

Randy Quaid at his comedic best, not to mention emotional roller coaster performances by Matthew Modine, Paul Riser, Janene Garafalo and Eliza Dushku. Quickly ranking in my top ten comedies. In addition, the heartfelt performances of the actors who portray the good, bad and ugly of divorce and all it brings to the proverbial table. This movie should be mandatory for anyone considering divorce.Also, Eliza Dushku's first very good performance should be noted as she is to become one of Hollywood's leading ladies in the near future.