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Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

eloy_lb I watched this movie because I am a fan of Freddy Prinze Junior. Apart from the fact that he plays in this movie along with Jessica Biel, the movie is ridiculous. It is filled with nonsense: Discrimination about big girls, picturing older women as dying for sex, young men as conquerors after their first sexual experience, hard working men as unsuccessful because they have an honest job. It is really a disgusting movie full of false cliches.

Amy Adler Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) has lived on Cape Cod all of his life. His father (Fred Ward), a widower, runs a lawncare business for the wealthy residents of the area and his brother, Mike (Jason Gedrick) tends bar. But, it is Ryan's dream to become a major league baseball player so, although he helps mow lawns, he has earned a position on the Cape's exemplary local team. Everyone knows that many a well-known ballplayer has gotten his start on the Cape, including Nomar Garciaparra. As a pitching prospect and a groundskeeper, Ryan has little time for distractions, including sometime galpal Dede (Brittany Murphy). Also, Ryan has a black mark on his past, having been let go from another ballteam for serious fighting. His new coach (Brian Dennehy) makes it clear that he will brook no nonsense from the young pitcher. Into this tense existence comes a beautiful young woman, new Ivy League graduate Tenley (Jessica Biel) whose father's (Bruce Davison) lawn is cared for by the Dunnes. Spying Tenley at the pool, Ryan is transfixed. However, the lady's father is not about to let a blue-collar wannabe romance his little girl and he makes plans to ship Tenley off to San Francisco, where an important job opening awaits. Two things matter. Will Ryan make it to the "bigs" and will Tenley ignore her dad and open her heart to the young pitcher? This was a fairly predictable romantic drama that will most likely bore anyone who is not a fan of the genre. Yes, the cast is fine, with Prinze and Biel making an attractive and talented couple and Ward, Dennehy, Gedrick, Murphy and all of the others offering good support. The scenery on the Cape is very lovely, the costumes are fetching and the movie looks quite nice. On the other hand, the script is only fair-to-middlin and the direction lacks some punch, although it is not below par. In summary, you should catch this flick at the store or on television, all you who love star-crossed love tales. But, if you are not into romance, just pass it over and save yourself some grief.

pshermanwallabywaysydney The ads for the film looked alright so I thought I would give it a shot because I like Freddie prize junior . I love romantic comedies but this is just so predictable. How many more movies do we have to put up with where the main character has to achieve something great and/or is soul searching. Then suddenly they find all they are looking for in a gorgeous member of the opposite sex. Then they face some huge problem and then just right at the end all their problems disappear. Does that sound familiar to anyone? But basically for anyone who hasn't seen the film its about a guy Ryan (Freddie) who wants to succeed at baseball. He has some problems at home with his dad and brother. He meets Jessica Biel and they fall in love. Her parents have some problems with him as he's poor but in the end they decide to stay together.

balast Shallow characters, lame story, poor movie. Freddie Prinze, Jr. is the same pretty looking guy like he was in every movie he played in; his acting has little or no effect on final outcome. He's not bad actor, but with this script even Sean Penn wouldn't pull this movie out of the gutter. You might say: "Hey, it's an average 'romantic comedy' not Academy Award Winner!". That's right but it's not funny at all and romance is weak... Anyway, I must give this movie 2 out of 10 just because of Jessica Biel's corporal beauty (thank director for these scenes). P.S. Lucky for me, I saw it on TV for (almost) free and saved money for the ticket...