7/10
Funny, Silly, Slapstick, with some offensive elements
18 February 2001
Warning: Spoilers
Classic slapstick comedy, hysterical, had me rolling in the aisles, while having a delightful romantic touch that had all our dates sighing. HOWEVER, they had the default gay character, who is, of course, the font of all kindness and wisdom, and the implication of another, as well as everyone in the movie pretty much sleeping with everyone, both of which are offensive to me with a PG-13 rating. Most of the "attempted" comedy (that didn't work in our audience) was sexual, but most of the comedy that had everyone rolling in the aisles was the slapstick or relational humor. So, once again, a good story, and a high quality script that was spoiled by Hollywood's desire to make everything about illicit sex.

***SPOILER AHEAD*** The grand finale scene at the fashion show, and the recurring theme of the leaping dog, and her dodge at the end, are some of my favorite scenes of over-the-top slapstick humor ever. ***End possible spoiler

All in all, an enjoyable movie, with apparently teenaged script-writers from the 80s.
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