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Frat-boy humor and tired romantic comedy clichés do battle in My Best Friend's Girl, the schizophrenic Dane Cook/Kate Hudson vehicle that tries - and fails - to meld two movie going mindsets into one cohesive comedic package. The problem isn't in the performers, per se. While Cook's brand of shtick isn't everyone's bag, he's proven to be a dynamic force for his audience - just not for Hollywood as of yet. Hudson on the other hand, flounders once again in the genre setting where she was once a queen...

A businessman tries to belatedly learn the fine art of friendship in this comedy from French filmmaker Patrice Leconte. François (Daniel Auteuil) is an antique dealer who runs an upscale shop with his business partner, Catherine (Julie Gayet). François is a gently ruthless trader who will do nearly anything to make a deal, and when Catherine throws him a birthday party, someone points out that all the guests are business associates, not personal friends. While François protests that he does indeed...

Altrhough there are certainly examples that are exceptions, it seems that horse films such as My Friend Flicka generally tend to turn out better than many other animal genre films. Flicka is one of the best, a sentimental but not schmaltzy tale that will please animal enthusiasts as well as those just looking for a good family drama. It's Flicka's ability to effectively combine its animal side with its family drama side that makes it work so well; the two are naturally intertwined and play off of...