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.
A guy film that gives you something to latch onto, that makes male bonding both believable and appealing.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
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
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
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:
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.