When Dustin's girlfriend, Alexis, breaks up with him, he employs his best buddy, Tank, to take her out on the worst rebound date imaginable in the hopes that it will send her running back into his arms. But when Tank begins to really fall for Alexis, he finds himself in an impossible position.
Ultimately, its most unforgivable sin is that it's simply not funny.
– Michael Ordona,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Sep 2008
fresh:
There are no surprises here, but speedy pacing and a smattering of laughs along the way, as well as a knowing turn by Alec Baldwin as Tank's even more piggish father, make My Best Friend's Girl a date not entirely to be skipped.
– Laura Kern,
New York Times,
22 Sep 2008
rotten:
The inexplicable romantic comedy career of Dane Cook marches on.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
22 Sep 2008
rotten:
In order for My Best Friend's Girl to work at all, it needs a leading man with the charisma to suggest the soulful, lovelorn gentleman behind the crude serial womanizer.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
22 Sep 2008
rotten:
There's something genuinely transgressive beneath the movie's rom-com surface, though director Howard Deutch keeps retreating to the safety of frat-boy humor.