Sarah Jessica Parker could make this sort of film in her sleep, and it's a shame to see someone with natural comedic ability having to go through the motions in this weak romantic comedy from 2006.It's just not that funny really, which misses half of the objective. The concept is good in itself, but there are too many slow scenes, and the fact that the guy is such an unlikable character too doesn't help.It's surprising to see Matthew McConaughey pop up in such a bad film.

Best movie and its kind of motivating actually.. ending climax portion was goosebumps overloaded. people who need some reality check movies, definitely gotta watch this . very rare to find this kind of movies. i guess director gets all the credit. i love everyone in this movie. rating should go around 8 , but i don't no why its in 5.. i hope people should really watch this kind of movie and encourage other people to watch as well.. rather than shitting in movies like this will never make anything better. supporting stupid movies n rating it better will never give you good movies at all.. Hollywood must try movies like this n they should explore it. so that we can get more movies like this in future too

A thirtysomething slacker (Matthew McConaughey) suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl (Sarah Jessica Parker) so he will finally vacate their home. Also features a fairly early appearance by Bradley Cooper.Film critic Richard Roeper stated the film was "completely unbelievable." I was not aware it was supposed to be believable. Some otherwise negative reviews singled out Zooey Deschanel's performance as the film's highlight. As much as I hate to say it, she was more or less the best part...Roger Ebert wrote, "I was bitten by a donkey once. It was during a visit to Stanley Kubrick's farm, outside London. I was the guest of the gracious Christiane Kubrick, who took me on a stroll and showed me the field where she cares for playground donkeys after their retirement. I rested my hand on the fence, and a donkey bit me." Yes, this is really in his review, in his attempt to figure out why donkey bites are funny.

Spoilers I have not seen this movie as many times as the usual movie that I review. I have only seen it once, usually I watch a movie 10 or 12 times before saying something about it. I don't recall any of the character's names. I do not recall the music of the movie, which is to say it is definitely not "Rocky" or (Rocky's Sequels), "Flashdance", or "The Holiday". It does not have a motivating song by the Gin Blossoms playing in a fast moving climactic scene, like "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days". Therefore, I was not driven into the fantasy ending, the way the music of the movies above drive/motivate the viewer into wanting to accept the fantasy ending.The move has a great premise, a guy (Matt McCaunnehey) purposely and successfully loses all of his girlfriends whenever he wants, by showing them he lives with his parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw). However, the parents want him to move out, so they hire a therapist (Sarah Jessica Parker) to pretend to be his girlfriend and get him moving. The movie also deploys good subplots interweaving with the main plot: 1) McCaunnehey character's, hobby, boating and boating terminology, 2) The need to kill a mockingbird, toughness and romance of Sarah's female roommate, 3) and the consistent attack of animals against McCaunnehey's character. The animals attacks leads to comedy with McCaunnehey's exaggerated tales: (He was a huge killer chipmunk, with big vicious teeth). The animals attack because McCaunehey's character goes against nature living at home and letting women go.The story was set up so good, I wanted to buy in to this romantic fantasy, but the ending left me unmoved. Without motivational music or action packed climax, Sarah Parker's character lets McCaunnehey's character "inch along" toward her, while he is tied, gagged and bound to a chair. When finally ungaged McCaunnehey's character says "Now What Do We Do?" As a person who watches many romantic fantasies/comedies, I thought WHAT? Also, Parker's character has a sudden switch from "cool all knowing therapist" to "somewhat ditsy in love". Parker's roommate and her super tough macho personality, does not fit her character, given her inability to deal with sounds of a mocking bird. These things together with the actions of their friends forcing them together and loudly cheering the "inching along" scene I mentioned above, made the ending feel contrived, even for a romantic comedy/fantasy.Advice - Watch the set up, and middle, turn off the ending.