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EUR REVIEWS 'DATE MOVIE': Silly Spoof of Romantic Comedy Genre Out on DVD
This go-round, the irreverent pair have set their sights on so-called chick flicks, rewriting memorable scenes from dozens of familiar hit films, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Meet the Parents, and The Wedding Crashers, to name a few.
Courtesy of the miracle of colorblind casting, Eddie Griffin, black, and Meera Simhan, East Indian, play Frank and Linda Jones, the parents of Marilyn Hannigan as Julia. Ms. Hannigan dons an unflattering fat suit for the film’s opening tableau during which a sudden gust of wind blows her dress up in the air, ala Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch. Her unsightly cellulite grosses-out passers-by, who proceed to gag instead of leer at her legs.
But an oblivious Julia heads to her family’s Greek restaurant where her well-meaning father proceeds to pressure her to marry a nerd named Nicky (Judah Friedlander), Julia pays a visit to love doctor Hitch (Tony Cox) to avoid the arranged marriage. Hitch proceeds to “pimp her out” which means make her over into a man-pleaser capable of catching the eye of the man of her dreams, Grant Fonckyerdoder (Adam Campbell).
Rather than relate what transpires in this non-linear story, let’s just say that loads of depravity ensues, all of which somehow leads to a sweet ending lifted verbatim from Notting Hill where Julia impatiently implores Grant to take her in his arms, with: “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” More shocking than hilarious, but Date Movie offers just enough funny moments to earn this critic’s seal of approval.
Good (2.5 stars)
Unrated
Running time: 84 minutes
Studi 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD Extras: Writer’s, director’s and cast commentaries, film critics’ negative commentary, alternate audio laugh track, a dozen alternate scenes, audition tapes, “The Making of” and other behind the scenes featurettes, theatrical trailers, TV spots, product trailers, bonus trailers, plus an inside look at The Omen.
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