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You, Me and Dupree is another cookie cutter comedy with
a few laughs to keep your interested. Molly (Kate Hudson)
and Carl (Matt Dillon) are newlyweds getting ready to live
happily ever after. Things don't work out according to plan
when Carl's best friend Dupree ends up homeless and on the
couch (naked sometimes) of the newly married couple. Although
Dupree is meant to be spending his time job hunting he spends
his time playing with the local neighborhood kids and within
the first few days manages to burn down their living room
during a wild sex romp with a mormon librarian. ****
Carl is close to unraveling with jealous thoughts of
Molly and Dupree, lots of pressure from work, and even more
pressure from his boss, his father-in-law (Michael Douglas).
Dupree had no luck finding work due to unreasonable requests
like having off Columbus Day. He did however have plenty
of success causing a riff between Molly and Carl and endearing
himself more to the family. Carl has to get some courage
in the end to save his marriage and his friendship with
Dupree.****
This comedy had its moments but overall I think it missed
the mark. I am tired of watching the same Owen Wilson unable
to grow up. He just takes it too far and makes it so ridiculous
it's impossible to believe that someone who is that old,
is that immature. It had a few funny parts, but Michael
Douglas as the overbearing father-in-law was my favorite
part of the movie and he was the one with the least amount
of screen time.
Image and Sound:
This movie had no special effects except the brief house
fire so nothing spectacular about the imagery. The picture
was clear and it was good digital quality. The soundtrack
was alright and it didn't overpower the dialogue so that
is all that I care about. It had pretty good slapstick sound
effects so that enhanced the overall movie.
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