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She's the One

Roger Ebert's review

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2 stars.

Ebert praises Burns’s craft but calls the movie an overhauled Brothers McMullen and urges him to move on; the panel partly agrees while defending McGlone’s broader comedy.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:43Read transcript
  • Roger Ebert’s two-star rating is reported.
  • Ebert praises Burns’s command of scenes and human detail but calls the film a larger-budget reworking of Brothers McMullen.
  • The movie is defended as funnier because Mike McGlone plays a broader, more compromised character.
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Most Rewatchable Scene

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Heather entering Mickey’s cab; the brothers’ silent sizing-up; the gay-question montage; the final confrontation.

The family introduction, cab arguments, television retrieval, parents, boxing, Heather’s agency, and farewell are retained separately.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:05:43Read transcript
  • The first Fighting Fitzpatrick family scene is proposed.
  • The cab ride with Aniston and McGlone arguing about sex is proposed.
  • Mickey arriving with his new bride is proposed as a separate beat.
  • Mickey picking up Heather and retrieving his television is proposed.
  • Heather entering Mickey’s cab elevates the movie and is a leading choice.
  • Mike McGlone repeatedly calling disliked people animals is proposed as a running bit.
  • Francis and Renee arguing about a sexual down cycle is proposed.
  • Mickey, Renee, and Francis together are proposed.
  • The parents interrogating Francis are proposed, with Frank Vincent praised.
  • Mickey and Heather considering whether they made a mistake is proposed and treated as dangerous for him.
  • The montage asking whether Francis is gay is selected.
  • Mickey discovering Francis’s affair and the boxing-glove confrontation are proposed.
  • The final apartment argument is proposed.
  • Heather is interpreted as deliberately manipulating both men and giving Francis the watch to provoke them.
  • The competing interpretation says the film gives Heather unusual agency and happiness instead of punishing her.
  • Heather getting what she wants is defended even though both brothers insult her.
  • Heather and Mickey silently sizing each other up is a final choice.
  • Heather telling Francis she is engaged and his “ruined my life” response are proposed.
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The most "year the movie came out" thing

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Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel-era hair; the valuable heavy television; a cab rather than Uber; 1990s character names.

Franny’s feminization and the Woody Allen/Tony Roberts comparison are also discussed as period artifacts.

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  • Jennifer Aniston’s partial Rachel haircut is selected.
  • Mickey’s large, valuable television is proposed.
  • Driving a cab rather than using ride-share is proposed.
  • A femme fatale named Heather is proposed.
  • Connie, Francis, Mickey, Renee, and Franny are proposed as period-specific names.
  • The repeated feminizing nicknames and concern over being best man are discussed as part of Francis’s characterization.
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Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award

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Irish-American guilt and sanctimony; never showing the mother.

The panel connects both to Burns’s family storytelling and the movie’s sexuality debate.

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  • Irish Americans portrayed as guilt-ridden, sanctimonious, and shaped by their parents are selected. — Sean Fennessey
  • Never showing the mother is selected as an effective gimmick.
  • The debate over Francis’s sexuality is retained as a reading of masculinity and Irish Catholic repression, with counterarguments about the period and family.
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What’s Aged the Best?

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Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, John Mahoney, and brotherly conflict.

Burns’s attempt to inherit New York relationship cinema and the no-women-on-the-boat rule are also discussed.

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  • Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston are praised.
  • Mike McGlone and Edward Burns butting heads are praised.
  • John Mahoney is singled out for praise.
  • Burns’s effort to inherit a New York relationship-film tradition is praised while his limited psychological darkness is debated.
  • The father’s no-women-on-the-boat rule is enjoyed as a period-specific family rule.
  • Brothers settling disputes with boxing gloves is proposed.
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The Sean Penn “I Brought My Own Pack” Award for Excellence in On-Screen Smoking

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Mike McGlone and Jennifer Aniston; Pete as runner-up.

Aniston’s patient, natural drags receive the strongest detailed praise.

In the discussion (4)
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  • Mike McGlone is selected for excellent on-screen smoking.
  • Pete is proposed for forceful smoking.
  • Jennifer Aniston’s smoking is praised as natural and fully integrated into the performance.
  • Amanda Peet’s smoking is defended by one participant and doubted by another.
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The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink

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Bottled Budweiser; canned Guinness; Icehouse; Coca-Cola.

The canned Guinness and Icehouse are criticized as especially odd choices.

In the discussion (5)
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  • The family’s bottled Budweiser is proposed as character detail.
  • A prominent Coca-Cola can is proposed as possible placement.
  • Mickey drinking canned Guinness at a bar is criticized.
  • Francis drinking Icehouse with the parents is criticized.
  • Merit cigarettes prompt a separate discussion of 1990s brands.
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Sean Fennessey Award for Stealth Homage That Gives Every Movie Nerd a Criterion Orgasm

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Moonstruck.

Shared actors and the focus on inevitable yet impossible New York relationships support the homage.

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  • Moonstruck is selected because John Mahoney, Anita Gillette, and Robert Weil appear in both films.
  • Both movies are described as interested in the impossibility and inevitability of relationships.
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The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

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Tom Petty’s songs, especially Walls and the cue after the family meets Mickey’s bride.

The soundtrack is treated as a major supporting presence, while more Petty is desired.

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  • The Tom Petty cue after the family meets Mickey’s bride is selected.
  • Tom Petty’s songs are praised as a recurring presence that fits the film.
  • Walls is praised as a bookending song.
  • The panel wishes the movie used two more Petty songs.
  • World Party’s authorship of She’s the One and Petty’s cover are discussed.
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