Review: “My Best Friend’s Girl”

Seen on: September 21, 2008

The players: Director: Howard Deutch, Writer: Jordan Cahan, Cast: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, Jason Biggs, Lizzy Caplan

Facts of interest: None at all.

The plot: Tank (Cook) takes women on horrible dates to make them appreciate good guys and run back to their ex-boyfriends. He meets his biggest challenge yet when his best friend (Biggs) asks him to take out his love interest (Hudson).

Our quick thoughts: Howard Deutch’s “My Best Friend’s Girl” is a tough comedy to sit through. First and foremost, it’s not funny. Second, it’s incredibly boring. Third, it runs for 101 long minutes. And fourth, it tells a story that’s as monotonous as these stories can get. In other words, it’s a disaster.

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New clip from 'My Best Friend's Girl' pops up

MTV today premiered a new clip from Howard Deutch's "My Best Friend's Girl," which opens this Friday. The film stars Dane Cook as a nasty guy who struggles with the meaning of friendship when his best friend asks him to take his ex out on a horrible date so she can crawl back to him. Or something like that. Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson co-star.

Yeaaaaah, I really don't know about this one. While the trailer looks terrible, this footage is actually not that pathetic. Then again, the film stars Dane Cook, the man who stole 101 minutes of my life in last year's dreadfully embarrassing comedy "Good Luck Chuck." We'll see on Friday.

Watch a lame clip from 'My Best Friend's Girl'

One movie I'm not at all looking forward to this fall is "My Best Friend's Girl,"Howard Deutch's upcoming comedy starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. In the film, Cook struggles with the meaning of friendship when his best friend asks him to take his ex (Hudson) out on a horrible date so she can crawl back to him.

Lionsgate today released a brief clip from the film, but I don't think it's funny at all. In fact, it's pretty much pathetic. Kind of what you can expect from a comedy starring Hudson, Cook and Biggs. Anyway, check it out above and let me know what you think. I was glad when it was over, although I am afraid I'll have to sit through more of this unfunny stuff when the film hits theaters Sept. 19, 2008.