As an attempt to make a modern screwball comedy this film is to be applauded, but while it has its moments, and a very strong cast, I can't say I ever found it to be as funny or entertaining as it was intended to be.Owen Wilson does his 'Mr nice guy' act that we've seen many, many times before, and Imogen Poots' accent got on my nerves after a while, as did the constant linking device with her being interviewed.It does boast a performance from Jennifer Aniston that's a bit different from what we're used to, and the always welcome sight of Rhys Ifans, but other than that this was quite standard, unexceptional entertainment.

I chose She's Funny That Way randomly in a rental store. It seemed like an easy, cute movie to watch. And I can't believe how much I actually love this! She's Funny That Way has that weird yet charming atmosphere mostly created by the music and the dialogue. It's what I'd want from certain director's who are popular but whose films are actually very boring to the common viewer. This film is hilarious because of the chaotic way everything just piles up and how many characters know each other and run into each other during the movie. She's Funny That Way is an excellent and charming comedy, which I warmly recommend to everyone.

The point of a screwball comedy is to set up a situation, then have a conflict erupt, and to solve the puzzle and put everything back together in the last 5 minutes at the end. The audience must be taught by the story how the pieces *should* fit back together, so they can start rooting for the ending halfway through the movie. This movie had a very good beginning. It seems like the middle was contrived in a "Luke, I am your father" sort of way, by the author creating way too many familial relationships that are revealed all at once in an Italian restaurant in the middle.Unfortunately, the writers never bothered to write a convincing ending. The never did the legwork to convince the audience that there was a solution, and they completely bailed on the ending and it seems like this movie just ends and nobody really cares how any particular character's life turned out. In fact, the writers bailed out in the first 30 seconds because we know throughout the movie that one person's life turned out great, but everybody else's life - i couldn't tell you what happened to even one other character 5 minutes after the movie finished.This movie quite possiblyh started life as a play. Many famous actors and actresses wanted to appear in this movie. It's a shame that the writers didn't do a better job with the ending.

Peter Bogdanovich was one of the directors who came about in the late '60s to early '70s whose movies signaled the new direction that cinema would take. Unlike most of the directors, Bogdanovich incorporated nostalgia in his work. "Targets" cast Boris Karloff as an aging horror star; "The Last Picture Show" looked at the changes in a small town; "What's Up, Doc?" was a remake of "Bringing Up Baby"; "Paper Moon" focused on the Depression.Bogdanovich continues this pattern with "She's Funny That Way", about an assortment of people involved in the production of a play. It references the old screwball comedies. It's not a masterpiece, but the mixture of comedy and relatable characters make it worth the while. Bogdanovich loosely references some of his own work by casting Cybill Shepherd in a supporting role and Tatum O'Neal in a cameo (there's an even more surprising cameo at the end).An OK movie.