After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.
Four guys hang out, kid one another, get into scuffles and flash their gonadal searchlight for available women. Yikes, haven't there been enough variations on the multiple-buddy movie? Actually, no.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
4 Oct 2009
fresh:
A winningly confident snapshot of the nightlives of a bunch of young showbiz wannabes in a very upto-the-minute Hollywood.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
16 Jun 2008
fresh:
Ninety minutes spent learning how not to pick up girls. This is what the movies were made for, isn't it?
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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Mr. Favreau wrote this screenplay with his real friends in mind. And the cast's camaraderie is appealingly clear.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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A guy film that gives you something to latch onto, that makes male bonding both believable and appealing.