The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

November. 26,1992      
Rating:
4.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

David seriously fancies smart, rich Carrie as soon as he first offends her in a Boston bar. They run into each other again and though she still finds him appalling, David manages to change her mind.

Arye Gross as  David Crown
Courteney Cox as  Carrie Davenport
Kevin Pollak as  Eli
Julie Brown as  Zoe
Mitchell Ryan as  Kenneth Davenport
Mitzi McCall as  Freida Crown
B.J. Ward as  Giselle Davenport
Philip Bruns as  Irv Crown
Jack Carter as  Rabbi
Tess Foltyn as  Hanna

Reviews

Matialth
1992/11/26

Good concept, poorly executed.

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BoardChiri
1992/11/27

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Paynbob
1992/11/28

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Janis
1992/11/29

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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tadanahey
1992/11/30

A very humorous take on the Romantic Comedy! It combines the standard Rom-Com story-line with elements of mock-umentary and nature films. Ayre Gross and Kevin Pollak are hysterical best friends, navigating the complications of the singles scene. It includes direct interviews, comments made directly to the camera and a 'wild-kingdom' approach to documenting the courtship between Gross and Cox. Courtney Cox and Julie Brown offer their own hysterical take from the female point of view on the same story. If you're unfamiliar with Kevin Pollak's stand up comedy or other character roles, this film is the perfect vehicle incorporating his impersonations and improvisation work. Funny, inventive and memorable! Very underrated. :)

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hallveig
1992/12/01

This is a wonderful hang-over movie, it´s a badly acted, silly movie which has a fair amount of sunday humour, very laughable under the right circumstances. I´ve enjoyed it a few times when I want to tune out, for me it was one of these movies that you accidentally record on your VCR and then end up keeping. I would thoroughly recommend it for all teenage girls and people that have had a two day drinking binge! One thing.. notice how cute Courteney Cox is before she ends up looking like two toothpicks with a head..

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courteney_greene
1992/12/02

Two very different people fall in love, they decide to move in together, a lot of things go wrong, happy ending: they get married. Does it really take more than an hour to tell this story? The meaningless plot reminds me of those great 80s movies. The only difference: the movie doesn't contain any of those funny 80s scenes, it doesn't even makes you laugh at all. I like happy-ending movies, but this is just another happy ending story. Nothing more to say.

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klypz
1992/12/03

You know a movie cannot be too good when the headliner is Ayre Gross. Best known for his role as 'Gordo' in the stinker "Soul Man", Gross doesn't impress here. Playing David Crowne opposite a rare pre-Friends cinematic appearance by Courtney Cox, Gross painstakingly delivers his dialogue to the audience. Kevin Pollock and Julie Brown are simply not funny.(this begs the question: when is Julie Brown ever funny.) The characters constantly pan to the camera as if to have conversations with the audience explaining their predicaments. Pollock's character, Eli, is a rote "Ladies' Man" while Julie Brown plays 'Zoe' thus accentuating her quirkiness. I ask myself was Judy Tenuta too busy during this shoot? Zoe's role in the movie is the zany-yet-supportive friend. Cheesy lines and generalisations about the Boston singles scene abound. Women are objects and men do not fare much better. The movie attempts to analyse all the phases of a relationship, and barely achieves its goal; I would recommend you turn the opposite way when you see "The Opposite Sex" on tv or the video rack.

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