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The universal search of finding your "one" true love may be daunting
but when your best friends set you up, it might get worse before it gets
real. Jackie (Sasha Alexander) meets a loveseat and it's designer, Brett
(Adam Goldberg) - she'd like to take them both home. She and Brett talk
about their best friends who happen to be gay. To keep their own lines
of communication open, they set up a blind date for Eli (Dan Bucatinsky)
and Tom (Richard Ruccolo). The date is nightmarishly bad - they have nothing
in common.
Eli and Tom meet by chance a week later and actually become friends which
is amazing since Eli is a neurotic linguist who comes from a touchy-feely
family of psychiatrists that discuss EVERYTHING in detail; while Tom's
childhood was like happy hour bartending at an airport bar - fix the drinks
but don't talk to anyone. Tom sends a lot of "come here - go away"
messages to Eli and they don't seem to want the same thing. Jackie and
Brett's relationship is getting serious but the guys are struggling.
You'll want them all to make a connection that lasts, but can they get
beyond their pasts, their families, and their fears to love?
This is a romantic comedy that is actually very funny and has heart (so many films forget to do both). The story flows between multiple plot lines with ease and great timing. The cast is outstanding with a hysterical cameo from Lisa Kudrow, Joanna Kerns as Tom's alcoholic mother (long way from Mrs. Seaver), Doris Roberts is lovely as the health clinic receptionist who wants to know all, Christina Ricci as Eli's younger sister and Andrea Martin as his over-the-top Dr./Mother who is way too involved in her children's lives. Sasha Alexander is fabulous as the Jewish American Princess who could be mean to anyone, but when she loves she does it unconditionally. Dan and Richard make their characters real and endearing even though they have annoying (Eli) or destructive (Tom) behaviors.
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