YOU, ME AND DUPREE

CAROLINE: “You, Me and Dupree.” What a strange movie.

RYAN: Very strange. Strange days. Fun, but…

CAROLINE: Funny at first, I’d say. A good chunk of it was amusing and I liked Owen Wilson more than I usually do.

RYAN: I liked the first three-quarters of the film and then I kind of just wanted it to have a happy ending and be done.

CAROLINE: And then it went on for a while.

RYAN: It got really sad and depressing. I’m glad it wasn’t all just flatulence humor like “There’s Something About Mary.” It wasn’t over-the-top ridonkulous. It was fine, and the performances were good but then it kept going and going, and I don’t like where it went.

CAROLINE: The end was so random.

RYAN: It has an actual end and then it goes on and just has a stupid end. The actual end was very unfulfilling, and the extra end is just lame.

CAROLINE: Whoever wrote this screenplay is the biggest misogynist on earth. All the women in the film are horrible, shrewy, bitchy, controlling, or slutty. I mean, it was unbelievable.

RYAN: This is a guy’s movie. This is not a chick flick.

CAROLINE: It was fine and I mostly wanted to see this because of Kate Hudson, but they made her such an evil shrew and she has the tiniest little boobies I’ve ever seen.

RYAN: She has no chest. It’s true; but, that doesn’t bother me. The film also has a negative gay connotation, using ‘homo’ like it’s a bad thing to be.

CAROLINE: True.

RYAN: Overall the humor was ok. It wasn’t smart but it wasn’t too stupid.

CAROLINE: I don’t even know if I enjoyed three-quarters of it, I probably liked the first half. And then I was unfulfilled. I laughed a few times, and it’s amusing. I don’t love Owen but he was pretty cute in this. And I will say one thing – no one is looking as good as Matt Dillon at his age.

RYAN: He looks fantastic.

CAROLINE: I know we discussed this in a previous post, but for someone who has been in the biz as long as he has – I mean, he’s never looked better.

RYAN: On the other hand, Michael Douglas and his new face?

CAROLINE: He’s the ultimate silver fox.

RYAN: Yeah, but we saw those paparazzi pictures of him with the scarring and scabs and now we see the aftermath.

CAROLINE: It’s a good face lift though. He’s not too pulled and tight.

RYAN: It’s just a little much.

CAROLINE: Honey, he’s got a 36-year old wife! He’s gotta maintain!

RYAN: I guess so. But I don’t think Owen Wilson is hot.

CAROLINE: Ugh, he’s hideous. He looked like Carson Kressley in one scene. His hair is tragic, his nose is a joke. He’s so gross-looking.

RYAN: Final thought?

CAROLINE: It’s fine. I don’t think I’d recommend. I didn’t hate it. It wasn’t a miserable movie-going experience and I like the cast. It’s funny but it’s not that funny. And the end is crazy, and there’s a section that’s so depressing you want to kill yourself. This movie is not what I expected and I don’t mean in a good way.

RYAN: My final thought is, “Ditto.”

CAROLINE: Just like in “Ghost.”