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John Mahoney | ... | ||
Edward Burns | ... | ||
Michael McGlone | ... |
Francis Fitzpatrick
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Maxine Bahns | ... |
Hope
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Jennifer Aniston | ... | ||
Cameron Diaz | ... | ||
Malachy McCourt | ... |
Tom
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Leslie Mann | ... |
Connie
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Amanda Peet | ... |
Molly
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Anita Gillette | ... |
Carol
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Frank Vincent | ... |
Ron
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Beatrice Winde | ... |
Older Woman
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Eugene Osborne Smith | ... |
Older Man
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Robert Weil | ... |
Mr. Deluca
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Tom Tammi | ... |
Father John
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How do siblings deal with each other in their targets? This is the question tackled in this movie. Blue-collared Mickey drives a New York taxicab since the breakup with his promiscuous ex-fiancée Heather two years ago. His younger, white-collared brother, Francis, cannot let Mickey forget the tragedy of the "hairy ass": (Mickey's image of his apartment floor of the guy having sex with Heather after walking in on them). Finding relief in driving his cab, Mickey meets an art student named Hope whom he marries after knowing her for only 24 hours. Mickey also meets his old lover Heather, and learns more about life itself as taxi fares in the course of a summer. Francis, a young Wall Street corporate raider, unhappy in his marriage to Renee and led by his infidelity, continues his shots at Mickey throughout the film, only to find himself a plot device that lends humor and lessons about marriage and brotherhood when he meets and starts an dangerous affair with Heather, despite Mickey's ... Written by Don Copeland <dcopeland@otb.com>
I'm not sure why I've rented this film 3 times in the last couple of years. The characters are well developed, Tom Petty's sound track is very good and there are the gorgeous gals of course (Diaz, Anniston, Bahns), but there's more to it. This is an excellent, but perhaps not classic, drama posing as a romantic comedy. It's about morality and responsibility in a time when there is no morality and responsibility.. about love and family in a time when the definition of these words has become blurred. It cuts pretty close to home at times.. and there are those beautiful women.