She's the One (1996)

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer:

Edward Burns (writer)

Release Date:

23 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic comedy about two brothers... and the one thing that came between them.

Plot:

How do siblings deal with each other in their targets? This is the question tackled in this movie. Mickey...

Plot Keywords:

Love | New Beginning | Male Female Relationship | Hardware Store | Irish American

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Edward Burns	...	Mickey Fitzpatrick
Mike McGlone	...	Francis Fitzpatrick
Cameron Diaz	...	Heather Davis
Jennifer Aniston	...	Renee Donati Fitzpatrick
Maxine Bahns	...	Hope
John Mahoney	...	Mr. Fitzpatrick
Malachy McCourt	...	Tom
Leslie Mann	...	Connie
Amanda Peet	...	Molly Donati
Anita Gillette	...	Carol Donati
Frank Vincent	...	Ron Donati
Beatrice Winde	...	Older Woman
Eugene Osborne Smith	...	Older Man
Robert Weil	...	Mr. De Lucca
Tom Tammi	...	Father John

MPAA:

Rated R for language, including sex-related dialogue.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Good Machine

Trivia:

The scenes at the beach were filmed at Sun and Surf Beach Club, Atlantic Beach, NY.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Mickey and Hope come over to tell Francis and Renee about their spontaneous marriage, Renee's cigarette is obviously not lit, although it has been burned to create the illusion.

Quotes:

Francis Fitzpatrick: Romance is great, but I just want to remind you, it don't pay the bills.

Soundtrack:

Worthy

It's okay, could have been better

The movie is kind of a one-two punch about relationships and the responsibilities of men within the relationships.

It does a fantastic job outlining and fleshing out the female characters. As such, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston's characters are probably some of the better written and most believable characters in the movie. (In fact, Cameron Diaz stole the show) You really do feel for some of the female casts.

This, however, does not mean it gets a free pass with it's less than stellar characters... Maxine Bahns was... mediocre at best. But the rest of the male characters come across more like caricatures then real people. Mike McGlone is basically what happens if you take every alpha male stereotype, roll it through some dirt, and mix it together. I'd like to say that it's a good concept, but he comes across as just too unbelievable to me. The same can be said about John Mahoney's character, who while not as much of a caricature, can basically be summed with "chauvinistic conservative patriarch who ends up screwing up their son's lives". The only person that is even remotely likable, being Edward Burns character is a little unbelievable at times too. I think the only good moments that Ed Burns has are from the scenes where he's with Cameron Diaz. And in the end, these characters are not written to be people, they were written to be ideas and archetypes to be used for commentary.

However, having said that, some of the dialogue is pretty entertaining and some of the repartee between the characters are fun to listen to.

The thing is though, funny dialogue doesn't give character depth.

Not bad as far as a romantic comedy goes, but definitely not home run movie.