Buying the Cow

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Buying the Cow

Great comedy. Without being cliché like "scary movie" which the motto is to lampoon other movies features all the time!!! Also what I found interesting is the comic way the movie speaks about love.There was also a David (Jerry O'Connell)'s quote that called my attention which is something like this: "The worst thing is not to live a life time alone expecting the write woman to marry, but marry the wrong woman and spend the rest of your life with her" Almost every woman in this movie is gorgeous, so if one of them feel curious to know me just contact me by my e-mail. Eventually it is an a good and funny romantic comedy to enjoy.

Undoubtedly one of the worst films I have suffered. The acting is adequate, the ensemble cast doesn't exhibit any significant shortfalls in this regard. The humor, however is base, vulgar and just plain not funny. Some of the reviewers marvel this film did not achieve theatrical release. The reasons why should not be amazing. Its just not funny. The "funny" scenes include a man stepping in his own vomit after believing he participated in homosexual acts, then falling out a window completely naked only to accost a boy for his t-shirt, before the boys father sees the naked man standing in front of his not shirtless son. Yes, homo-erotic-vomit-stepping-pedophiles are the height of this film's humor. My friend who showed me the film claimed that sequence was the pinnacle. I would hate to see the film's low point. I would rather sit through the non-MST3K version of Manos: Hands of Fate.

There's nothing new to be found in BUYING THE COW, but it is a rather enjoyable little romantic comedy, even with the formulaic and predictable plot. Ryan Reynolds has the movie's best role as the leading man's best friend, a player who starts to believe he's gay when he wakes up in a man's apartment. Although the whole thing can be seen as rather anti-gay, it's still rather funny. BUYING THE COW stars Jerry O'Connell in the leading man role, and he's less interesting then those around him. Jerry's character is attempting to find his soulmate, and sees a mysterious woman who keeps appearing in his life, only to disappear mysteriously, as the ultimate catch. Not at all bad. Mildly funny, but not offensive. Good enough for a day with nothing to do. 5 out of 10 (go to www.nixflix.com for a more detailed review of this movie and reviews of other genre and Indie films)

We all know the phrase "buying the cow" and this movie does a pretty good job of giving some different views on why one should commit or not. Ultimately, though, there are too many silly scenes and stereotypes that end up appearing stupid as opposed to humorous. The film does offer a few chuckles, but unfortunately too few to make the film worthwhile. Some scenes remind me of "There's Something About Mary", but there are just too few funny times. I think if the stereotypical situations went way out there, the funny scenes could really provide a good laugh. There are a couple unexpected twists, and that keeps it interesting. Also, it's great to see the World Trade Center in the NYC skyline. I saw this on a local cable channel, and am glad I didn't rent it. I wouldn't have felt that I'd gotten my money's worth. There are plenty of other good dating movies to see. This wouldn't be one of them.

For some reason this movie got buried and ended up being released straight to video or whatever and the somewhat funny but crappier Van Wilder was released. There aren't many misses when it comes to the jokes(not as much as I can say for Van Wilder, American Pie 2 or Scary Movie 2). Maybe this movie was too controversial because of all the jokes with underaged kids? Anyway, this movie is a laugh riot.

This started off as a pretty intelligent and funny movie. It actually had some insightful things to say about romance, relationships and the reality of them versus our fantasies. Then it veered off into a stupid farce and never really recovered. I'd still recommend it if you want to watch something light for 90 minutes. The cast is game, and very likeable. And any movie that opens with Andy Williams covering The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" certainly has its heart in the right place.