I had never watched this! I think I had dismissed it as a Ben Affleck flick, and he is weak. So is Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa Jones, the mythical "Amy" to Ben's Holden. As a lead couple they are pretty bad actors, but I liked this movie a boatload nevertheless. The supporting characters are great (Jason Lee and Dwight Ewell in particular), but the dialog is the star here. When Kevin Smith is on, he is hilarious.
Jason Lee gives a great speech about the physical perils of going down on a girl. Kevin Smith, as Silent Bob, gives a tragic and well thought out oration about chasing Amy, which is NOT believable - but it's supposed to be unbelievable, so that's OK. The two leads give long romantic speeches, and while these are fantastic romantic dissertations (thank you Mr. Smith), they needed better vehicles to deliver them.
So Holden falls in love with a lesbian. This isn't a movie about converting a lesbian (a male fantasy); Alyssa is open to love wherever she finds it. But what about Holden? How much can he tolerate? I'm going to watch this again. I'm laughing just thinking about Holden's solution to all the couple's problems.
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