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She's the One
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 2
- Movies in this archive
- 2
Rewatchables episodes featuring Mike McGlone’s films
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Who Won the Movie?
Cameron Diaz (short term); Edward Burns (long term)
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:10:17Read transcript
- Cameron Diaz is previewed as the winner and then selected in the actual category.
- Mike McGlone and Tom Petty are proposed as alternatives. — Bill Simmons
- Edward Burns is selected as the long-term winner for establishing a sustained filmmaking career.
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- Cameron Diaz
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- Edward Burns
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:04:49Read transcript
- Cameron Diaz is an explicit choice. — Sean Fennessey
- Mike McGlone is an explicit alternative choice. — Wesley Morris
- McGlone is praised as a broad comic performer suited to 1930s and 1940s Hollywood. — Wesley Morris
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:53:25Read transcript
- Edward Burns is placed at his apex. — Bill Simmons
- Maxine Bahns and Mike McGlone are placed at their apexes. — Bill Simmons
- Amanda Peet and Cameron Diaz are rejected as pre-apex. — Bill Simmons
- John Mahoney is judged already established through Frasier and earlier films. — Bill Simmons
- Long Island’s apex is debated through the Islanders, Amityville, Nancy Meyers, and geography.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:27Read transcript
- Mike McGlone is selected as someone viewers may recognize without knowing his name. — Sean Fennessey
- Robert Weil is proposed through Moonstruck and Saturday Night Fever. — Sean Fennessey
- Malachy McCourt is proposed through Brewster’s Millions and his literary family. — Sean Fennessey
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:42Read transcript
- Mike McGlone is selected for excellent on-screen smoking. — Bill Simmons
- Pete is proposed for forceful smoking. — Bill Simmons
- 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.
What’s Aged the Best?
Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, John Mahoney, and brotherly conflict.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:49Read transcript
- Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Mike McGlone and Edward Burns butting heads are praised. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Bill Simmons
- Brothers settling disputes with boxing gloves is proposed. — Bill Simmons
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Mike McGlone shouting after Heather’s departure.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:32Read transcript
- Francis shouting after Heather leaves is selected as overacting.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Heather entering Mickey’s cab; the brothers’ silent sizing-up; the gay-question montage; the final confrontation.
In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:43Read transcript
- The first Fighting Fitzpatrick family scene is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Bill Simmons
- Mickey, Renee, and Francis together are proposed. — Bill Simmons
- The parents interrogating Francis are proposed, with Frank Vincent praised. — Bill Simmons
- Mickey and Heather considering whether they made a mistake is proposed and treated as dangerous for him. — Bill Simmons
- The montage asking whether Francis is gay is selected.
- Mickey discovering Francis’s affair and the boxing-glove confrontation are proposed. — Bill Simmons
- The final apartment argument is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Sean Fennessey
- 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. — Sean Fennessey
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:43Read transcript
- Roger Ebert’s two-star rating is reported. — Bill Simmons
- Ebert praises Burns’s command of scenes and human detail but calls the film a larger-budget reworking of Brothers McMullen. — Bill Simmons
- The movie is defended as funnier because Mike McGlone plays a broader, more compromised character. — Sean Fennessey
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