Picking Nits
Albert’s coordination; repaired shirt; Sara attending the wedding; the newspaper staff; whipped cream.
Each objection receives its own explanation or counterargument where supplied.
In the discussion (12)
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- Albert being both clumsy and physically coordinated is questioned.
- Kevin James’s real athleticism is distinguished from Albert’s intended clumsiness.
- Sara returning Hitch’s badly torn shirt fully repaired is questioned.
- Drinking Benadryl like a cocktail is questioned.
- Allegra inviting Sara after the gossip story nearly ruins her relationship is questioned.
- Allegra understanding that Hitch did not manufacture Albert’s appeal is offered as a defense.
- Eva Mendes’s character complimenting Allegra’s bag is jokingly offered as sufficient reconciliation.
- The gossip editor caring about Sara’s personal life and work-life balance is criticized as implausibly benevolent.
- The large newspaper staff’s unclear jobs are questioned.
- The newspaper friend’s actual job or beat is questioned.
- Sara eating whipped cream from a can is criticized as a male-written cliché.
- A daughter doing it as a teenager is offered as a counterexample before the behavior is reframed as childlike.