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Rogen reminds me forcibly of my DH. Cuddly, smart-assed Jewish dude with a deeply sweet and generous soul. I pointed out the resemblance to him during F&G days and it still tickles me. DH is 45 and not 25, of course, but Rogen could be him when he grows up.
What bugs you about the premise, Jess?
What bugs you about the premise, Jess?
Plausibility, mostly. I've had the whole setup explained to me in detail, and I just don't like it. I have great faith in Apatow's ability to write characters that will convince me of almost anything, but this is one I really have to see for myself before I'll buy into it.
There were just two (really vital) moments at the start that I had to suspend disbelief on, and then the rest followed. The moments: 1) that she didn't know he didn't have a condom on, and 2) that she ever got in touch with him in the first place.
The first of your objections would have pinged me except that a dopey friend of a friend had the same thing happen for the same reason--too much to drink.
I guess so. But not even after??
She figured it out the next morning. When she woke up--on the beach where they had done the deed, in full view of the hotel the wedding she was attending was at. Did I mention that this woman was 36 at the time and besides being a PhD, is kind of a dope?
After = passed out?
signed, Had a Wild Youth
The second one is what got me, Jesse.
I was completely charmed by the scene where the sister tries to catch her husband in an affair and he's really playing fantasy baseball. Mainly because it feels so true that the things that can make relationships so fraught are the little things, like wanting to spend time with someone vs. the other person wanting some autonomy.
I found it a very enjoyable movie.
That makes more sense to me, Robin. I am trying to avoid all the TMI here! PS: Did your friend have a lack of misspent youth? Or just an extended one.
Lack of one. Plus apparently he was visiting from Italy and had a killer accent.