Is it mostly predictable and formulaic? Maybe. Is it mostly smutty (or even implausible sometimes, e. g. The Penis Song scene)? Yes, but it's funny! And it's with girls, which makes it incomparably more palatable than, say, Adam Sandler's regular efforts, which are just mainly gross.
This ultimate chick flick (or the almost only bearable chick flick) is meant for intelligent and open-minded people, who are able to laugh even at some raunchier jokes. And it has a surprising dose of auto-irony, which makes it both smart and fun. Forget about 'Sex and the City", Bridget Jones and the like; this is the thing (well, the sweetest thing, of course).
The script and dialog are mostly hilarious, and the acting is at par, especially the three female friends. Call me subjective, but Christina Applegate is the one who really shines here, not the lead (not to say that Ms. Diaz was bad at all). Ms. Appplegate's character and performance are memorable: charming, witty, in your face, and raunchy, as if she were the daughter of Groucho Marx and Lorelai Gilmore. One is even tempted to say that she would have been better cast as the protagonist, but her needed strong side-kick character works just fine (and steals the show).
Hopefully this movie will grow on more people, at least due to its many quips and quotable scenes, which need a special state of mind, self-irony and inner freedom to fully enjoy. And wait, wait, I'd want to tell you something: "If you like pina colada..."
This ultimate chick flick (or the almost only bearable chick flick) is meant for intelligent and open-minded people, who are able to laugh even at some raunchier jokes. And it has a surprising dose of auto-irony, which makes it both smart and fun. Forget about 'Sex and the City", Bridget Jones and the like; this is the thing (well, the sweetest thing, of course).
The script and dialog are mostly hilarious, and the acting is at par, especially the three female friends. Call me subjective, but Christina Applegate is the one who really shines here, not the lead (not to say that Ms. Diaz was bad at all). Ms. Appplegate's character and performance are memorable: charming, witty, in your face, and raunchy, as if she were the daughter of Groucho Marx and Lorelai Gilmore. One is even tempted to say that she would have been better cast as the protagonist, but her needed strong side-kick character works just fine (and steals the show).
Hopefully this movie will grow on more people, at least due to its many quips and quotable scenes, which need a special state of mind, self-irony and inner freedom to fully enjoy. And wait, wait, I'd want to tell you something: "If you like pina colada..."