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BEEN
THERE, DONE THAT...
Written
by Dean
Kish
Edited
by Thomas
Chau
Cast:
Freddie Prinze Jr. (Ryan), Jason Biggs (Hunter), Claire
Forlani (Jennifer), Amanda Detmer (Amy), Monica (Katie),
Heather Donahue (Megan)
 Premise:
Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not
attract. But when they meet in college, the uptight
Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their
differences bind them together and a rare friendship
develops. Now with the help of their roommates - Hunter
and Amy - they're about to find out what men really
want, what women definitely need and what happens to
friends when going for it goes too far.
Overall
Rating:
Rated PG-13
for
sexuality
Freddie
Prinze Jr. serves up yet another 20-something romantic
comedy. Is it just me or do you get the feeling we have
been there and done that?
Freddie
Prinze Jr. stars as undergrad Ryan who seems to keep
running into sexually confused Jennifer (Claire Forlani)
every times he turns around. Ryan slowly starts to become
Jennifer’s friend and as in all romantic comedies
it always leads to more.
I
had many problems with "Boys and Girls". Why
do friendships in movies always lead to sex and eventually
a break-up? I didn’t believe for a moment that
Prinze and Forlani actually had more than friend feelings.
Why couldn’t they be the 20-something version of
"When Harry Met Sally". Is the lesson here
if we can’t be happy with someone lets be miserable
together? Their dialogue was drab and bland. Where was
the humor that usually happens when the sexes start
talking?
My
savior in this film was the very dense character played
by American Pie’s Jason Biggs. This guy was hilarious
in so many ways. And if you plan on seeing this film
you have to watch the credits at the end because the
biggest gut laugh is there. Isn’t it strange they
placed it in the credits? I would have found some place
in the film to put this scene.
I
guess my belief in that we can find originality in the
"romantic comedy" makes me want to see better
films than "Boys and Girls". Will we see originality
in this genre soon? I have faith that this summer’s
"Loser" starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari
will be a lot better than this.
(2
of 5) So Says the Soothsayer.
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