Jennifer Aniston

Friends with Money
$14.94
This was a fun film and arrived in pristine condition AND on time! Thanks!

Derailed (Unrated Widescreen)
$12.95
Aside from all suspense/mystery waves of movies with a stupid good looking actress, stupid plot, and a stupid twist at the end (i.e. lame movies like "deception")... This movie is an exception; Jennifer Anniston delivers on her promise of being a star again and again. I don't want to ruin the movie for the appreciative audience, so I will simply say, very much recommended!

The Break-Up (Full Screen Edition)
$9.99
This movie has it's good points and not so good points regarding (1) the main characters, (2) the supporting characters and (3) the overall storyline.

1 -- the main characters

Vince Vaughn -- this is the funniest I've seen Vaughn (second best was his role in Swingers). I especially loved the scene where his girlfriend accuses him of being bitter that her brother kicked his a**. The look on his face as well as his response just cracked me up.

Jennifer Aniston -- on the show Friends, I thought Aniston was the funniest female character (and, therefore, couldn't understand why Lisa Kudrow kept winning awards). But I've noticed that in movies, she doesn't bring the same sparkle she brought to Friends. Instead, her performances falls flat. This movie is no exception. Her acting here is very lethargic.

2 -- the supporting characters

Jon Favreau -- loved him in Swingers and in this movie as well. The scene at the end where he's giving Vaughn advice on how to handle Aniston's new love interest is the funniest part in the movie.

Cole Hauser -- Hauser normally plays serious roles, but in this movie, proves he can also do comedy. The scene where he hits on these two women is both creepy and hilarious.

Jason Bateman -- I'm a big fan of Bateman. He's just a natural comedian. His role in this movie is small, but he still manages to make those scenes funny, too.

Justin Long -- I think Long has a very natural, very believable acting style. In this movie, however, his talents are underused. Instead, he relies on a weird hairdo and costume to provide all the gags, but they're not even funny.

Vincent D'onofrio -- D'onofrio is the only person in this film who seemed really out of place. His attempts at trying to be funny only made me cringe and feel sorry for him. He should stick to drama.

3 -- the overall storyline

This movie definitely has it's funny moments, however, I have a gripe about the overall storyline. What bothered me was that the fault of the breakup seemed to rest solely with Vaughn's character. But I think they were both at fault.

Towards the end, when Aniston is blaming him for not giving enough to the relationship, Vaughn makes an important point that he's not a mind reader. I agree. Based on his apology at the end, I think had she spoken up, he would've done anything to make her happy.
I mean, I could see if she asked him to change and he refused, but she didn't even ask. Instead she expected him to read her mind and when he failed to do that (because he doesn't have any magical powers), she let her resentment fester to the point where she broke up with him.
This seemed really unfair to me and not a good message for women to walk away with.

I think a better message would be for Aniston to apologize as well, saying she wished she had spoken up earlier about her unmet needs and because she didn't, it caused her resentment to reach it's boiling point.
That would've been refreshing to see.

Along Came Polly (Widescreen Edition)
$9.99
This bit of comedic fluff I've seen a few times in bits and pieces. Ben Stiller plays Rueben who is a risk assessment insurance guy, who just had a Jewish wedding with Lisa. But on their honeymoon she bangs the skindiver instructor, Claude. After some hippo jokes and bathroom humor, you learn of his crush with the Jennifer Aniston character, who is no not into him. He wants to change and forces himself to fit her mold, which I found distastful. Alec Baldwin was funny as the overacting boss.

Then his wife Lisa wants to get back together and she looks like she's sincere in wanting forgiveness, but he can't and dumps her anyway, even though Polly is nowhere in his league. Personally I would have went back to Lisa. As one character says, it's not about what's happening in life, it's just enjoying the ride.

Oddball, a few laughs, but really don't waste your time.

Stiller Stinkers & Praisers include:

Tropic Thunder (Unrated Director's Cut)
Meet the Parents
Night at the Museum (Widescreen Edition)