The casting of Fiennes and Ryder does not work all that well. The chemistry between them is minimal at best, and Ryder might as well be phoning it in. Sure, she looks lovely and has a certain charisma, but there was somethign about her that was unconvincing. Beyond the two leads, there are a good number of recognizable faces throughout the vignettes, including David Arquette, Juliette Lewis, Judah Friedlander, Lukas Haas, Julianna Margulies, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Penn, DB Sweeney, Robin Tunney, and Wilmer Valderrama.

It is fun, it is entertaining, but it is insubstantial. I actually found it funnier to read the true stories than to see them played out. Still, I did laugh at the recreated antics. This is really a lesser movie that is worthy of a rental at most.

Audio/Video. The copy I have is a promo copy, not one completely representative of the final production version. It did look and sound decent, nothing to complain about, but I would not swear that what you see will be exactly the same.

Extras. The few extras included are pretty much worthless. There is a brief six minute fluffy making of featurette, and a few brief (in some cases very brief) interview clips with the actors that don't really offer much. A commentary would have been nice.

Bottom line. This was fun, but insubstantial. If you are looking for some light entertainment, you could do much worse. There are laughs to be had, and the Burrows character proves to be much more interesting than he has any right to be. So, don't make any bad decisions on your way to checking it out.

Mildly Recommended.