A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Visitor from Planet Ordon
- (as Ricky Jay Derby)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Two Guys Deli is not a real bodega, it was made for the movie. Yet, in real life people would try to come in and buy things and the production almost got a citation from the city inspector for selling cigarettes without the tax stamps as he didn't realize it was just a set.
The name probably came from the TV show Ryan Reynolds was in Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place.
- GoofsWhen Will is asked to get people to attend the dinner for donations his boss says it's on Monday night, but on the phone Will says that its on Thursday night.
- Quotes
April: Oooh? What are you gonna say?
Will Hayes: I'm still working on it I don't know
April: OH! You should work it on with me you should practice with me; I'm really good at that.
[Walks over to the railing]
April: I'll be Emily.
April: I'm Emily your college sweetheart is there something you wanted to ask me?
Will Hayes: Emily...
April: Wait! You gotta get down on your knee
Will Hayes: No I'm not getting down on my knee
April: [Walks towards Will] She'll like it; she'll like seeing you down on your knee...
Will Hayes: I'm not getting down on my knee
April: [Rolls her eyes and walks back to the railing and turns around] Such a mistake! Okay
Will Hayes: Emily...
April: Yes William?
Will Hayes: Don't make me laugh! Emily will you... um... marry me?
April: No
Will Hayes: Oh my god...
April: What do you mean, 'Will you, um, marry me?' I haven't seen you in weeks! You don't look happy or excited about the prospect of our marriage! You're asking me to give up my - my freedom, my joie de vivre for an institution that fails as often as it succeeds? And why should I marry you anyway? I mean, why do you wanna marry me? Besides some bourgeois desire to fulfil an ideal that society embeds in us from an early age to promote a consumer capitalist agenda?
Will Hayes: Oh! Oh, my God.
April: You should've got on your knee.
Will Hayes: Just shut up! Here... I wanna marry you because you're the first person I wanna look at when I wake up in the morning, and the only one I wanna kiss goodnight. Because the first time that I saw these hands, I couldn't imagine not being able to hold them. But mainly, when you love someone as much as I love you, getting married is the only thing left to do. So, will you, um, marry me?
April: Definitely. Maybe.
The little girl is fabulous. Good casting. She's adorable without being perfect. Kevin Kline was an absolute delight as an unapologetic drunken writer/professor who also happens to be quite full of himself. Rachel Weisz (whom I normally do not care for) was completely (and unexpectedly) charming. Ryan Reynolds was also a good casting choice. Unexpectedly believable as a dad.
The bulk of the movie is him explaining to his daughter, bedtime story style (told entirely in flashbacks) about love and how he met her mother, with her being the proverbial "happy ending". Except ... she seems to be the only one who notices that her Dad really isn't happy at all. Isla Fisher also shines. Watching her character grow from someone who is completely devoid of any direction or purpose into a real woman, complete with self-esteem, was a nice touch.
Loved the relationship stories. It's amazing what you don't see when you are in a relationship, only to come to a realization much later. Anyone who has ever traded a trip on the QEII for a proverbial three hour tour on the S.S. Minnow relationship-wise will totally relate.
The fact that Ryan Reynolds sometimes gets so carried away with the story that he forgets he is talking to a little girl leads to a few (ok, so it's a lot) contrived chuckles along with a couple of genuinely funny moments.
It's not going to win an Oscar or break a box office record, but if you want a completely enjoyable two hour escape ... see this movie.
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- Definitivamente, tal vez
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,241,649
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,764,270
- Feb 17, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $55,990,299