Did I really spend £12 so my boyfriend and I could see this terrible film?
Say it isn’t so...(tee hee..!)
What the usually respectable and credible Sally Field is doing in this I will never know. In fact, what any of the actor's were thinking when they signed up for this crass, ... Read review
If there is one Hollywood team that you can always rely on to push back the boundaries of ... more
taste its the Farrelly brothers.Say It Isnt Sois only produced by the pair but owes more than a passing sniff to their brand of comedy of misfortune. Animal rescu...
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If there is one Hollywood team that you can always rely on to push back the boundaries of ... more
taste its the Farrelly brothers.Say It Isnt Sois only produced by the pair but owes more than a passing sniff to their brand of comedy of misfortune. Animal rescu...
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Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Boy discovers she may be his sister. (Boy this could be ... more
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The Girl Next Door:Eighteen year old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight 'A' ... more
over-achiever who has never really lived life, until he falls for the girl next door...the beautiful, sexy and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). They quickly fall in love and everything seems perfect. But when Matthew and his sex mad pals Eli and Klitz discover this perfect girl next door is actually a porn star, their sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. The Girl Next Door: Uncovered goes much further than it did in the cinema!Nurse Betty:Betty (Renee Zellweger) is a waitress in a small American town. Unhappily married to a second hand car dealer she longs to run away with Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear), the glamorous leading man on a TV hospital soap opera. Charlie (Morgan Freeman) is a dangerous yet philosophical hitman. Tiring of his lifestyle he dreams of doing one last big assignment and retiring to sunny Florida. When Betty's greedy husband puts together a drug deal. Charlie enters their world. When Charlie and his protege (Chris Rock) are sent to reclaim the stolen drugs, Betty watches as her husband is skillfully interrogated and then shot. Traumatised, Betty flees to L.A. to find and be with her on-screen idol Dr. Ravell. Charlie follows her, eager to silence Betty forever and collect his final pay off. Nurse Betty is a dark comedy thriller, hilarious one moment, chilling the next, about two very different people who chase their dreams across America.Say It Isn't So:Everything in earnest, young Gilly Noble's (Chris Klein) life is finally going right. He's got a job he enjoys, he's marrying Jo (Heather Graham), the girl of his dreams, and he's just a step away from finding his birth parents. But all that comes to a crashing halt and a year later, after losing his job and his girl, Gil sets out to get back Jo and make his life right again. The problem is, Jo has become engaged in their time apart, and her wealthy husband-to-be and social-climbing mother (Sally Field) are not about to let Gilly take her back without a fight. Chaos ensues as our hero finds himself in one comical predicament after another, all this to win back true love.
Comedy - Director: Gareth Carrivick - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Kathryn Drysdale, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Ralf Little
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Um. Let me get back to you. Disadvantages: Offensive, weak jokes, dull.
...terrible film?
Say it isn’t so...(tee hee..!)
What the usually respectable and credible Sally Field is doing in this I will never know. In fact, what any of the actor's were thinking when they signed up for this crass, tasteless and totally un-pc film, I am not entirely sure, as ‘Say it isn’t so’ is one of the worst flicks I have seen in a long while.
Whilst you might have your ... ...people I have spoken to have virtually guessed the plot in their first attempt, based purely on this fact), on the basis that it is a highly dubious topic and not even slightly pleasant when you stop to think about it, the main theme of the film is quite frankly the least of it’s concerns. In case you haven’t guessed the plot, it follows thus (THIS IS MY WARNING I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL A SYNOPSIS Of THE PLOT!): romantic guy (Chris Klein), ... more
Did I really spend £12 so my boyfriend and I could see this terrible film?
Say it isn’t so...(tee hee..!)
What the usually respectable and credible Sally Field is doing in this I will never know. In fact, what any of the actor's were thinking when they signed up for this crass, tasteless and totally un-pc film, I am not entirely sure, as ‘Say it isn’t so’ is one of the worst flicks I have seen in a long while.
Whilst you might have your doubts about going to see a ‘comedy’ about incest (most people I have spoken to have virtually guessed the plot in their first attempt, based purely on this fact), on the basis that it is a highly dubious topic and not even slightly pleasant when you stop to think about it, the main theme of the film is quite frankly the least of it’s concerns. In case you haven’t guessed the plot, it follows thus (THIS IS MY WARNING I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL A SYNOPSIS Of THE PLOT!): romantic guy (Chris Klein), grew up in an orphanage and now working at the local cat pound in some small American town which might as well be named Crapsville, Indiana, grows up dreaming of the kind of relationship his shrink says he’ll never have as he resists commitment courtesy of his fear of abandonment as caused by his being orphaned. Then he hears about a new stylist at the salon (Heather Graham) who is unquestionably the worst hairdresser in the world but is rather special. He goes to gaze at her through the glass, queues for a haircut, ends up in A&E after she does a Van Gogh on the poor boy and finally, they get it together. Six months later Gilly (short for Gilbert) pops the question, she says yes and the private investigator hired by Gilly to locate his remaining family (although I’m sure he lived in an orphanage) says he’s found his mum. She turns out to be the hairdresser’s mum too, and everyone is repulsed - ‘You ponied your sister!’ is their mum’s response – and he loses his job and ends up scraping road-kill off the highway for a living and letting himself go to the extent that he becomes exactly what our stereotype of a small-town, sister-loving pervert should look like.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, whilst Heather Graham’s character flees back to her ex and makes plans to marry, it turns out that they’re not siblings after all, and Gilly spends the rest of the film trying to tell her that he’s not her brother and that their love is ok. With hilarious consequences. NOT.
Anyway, the weak jokes and attempts at crude vulgarity as the basis for most of the film’s humour, result in a pathetic, tasteless film, which will leave you cringing and wondering who the hell found it funny. This being the work of the Farelly brothers, who also master-minded ‘Dumb and Dumber’ and ‘There’s Something About Mary’, will give you some idea of the type of humour, but this is just crap in comparison. The gross-out jokes that you can’t help but laugh at have been replaced but pure revulsion and are not even a simple case of bad taste – they’re just bad. If you liked the aforementioned movies, which sit in the same vein as ‘American Pie’, you’ll probably not walk out of the cinema in disgust, but you won’t leave with that satisfied feeling they gave you. The actor’s performances were excellent considering the material they had to work with and their characters solid, but they were entirely let down by the content and script of the piece to the point where this film was just dull and no pretty faces or superstar names are going to help it one bit.
Advantages: funny in places Disadvantages: humour a bit sick at times, weak plot
...but I don't want to say too much as I'd give away the plot.
Chris Klein and Heather Graham both play their parts well, and there is a believable chemistry between them, but at the end of the day they can only be as good as the script they were given and this movie seems to swing from cringy to sick at times. There is a scene in which Gilly and Jo stand on the roof of the animal shelter and Gilly recites a poem that he supposedly says after any animal ... ...here. In fact, I would say it's quite juvenile and immature in a lot of places - I definitely don't think that this is the sort of film my parents would appreciate!
Overall, it's certainly watchable, and having re-watched it recently, I found there was a little more to it than I had initially remembered. There are some humorous characters, such as Dig McCaffrey (Orlando Jones) and the camp Indian hairdresser (sorry I can't find his name, I'm not ...
pink_champagne 14.11.2008
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...successful example of the genre, Say It Isn't So is a shining example of how it can go so very wrong. All the elements are indeed here, the painful sight gags, the embarrassment of the actors, the bad taste, making fun of the handicapped...you know the kind of thing, but those involved with the making of this fail to deliver the goods in any of the supposedly funny scenes. Embarrassing the principal players is where the comedy comes from, but it ... ...those times. You can't even say that the acting is worth a light because even with some of Hollywood's more talented actors on screen its also pretty awful. I have never been much of a fan of Heather Graham, neither seeing her as being a raging beauty or a particularly talented actress, but this would have to be the worst performance I have seen from her so far. Her role in the movie seems to be to stick out her breasts and be bounced around from ...
wampyrii 23.02.2002
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Advantages: Ideal for insomniacs Disadvantages: Will only make you sleep for 95 mins
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Thank God for Sky Movies. Yes, we may pay a little extra in our subscription for the movie channels, but there are so many movies available to watch each month that the cost can be justified. As I said just a couple of sentences ago, thank God! Because if I’d have paid to see this film at the cinema, or to get it out on DVD, I’d have been mightily peeved at paying for such a crappy film. In fact, ... ...is rated a 15, I’d say that they were aiming at an age group perhaps 5 or 6 years too old. The comedy is juvenile, poorly executed and badly filmed. Excruciating accidents, empathy at the embarrassing problems faced by the characters and gross jokes can make an excellent movie if done correctly – Think American Pie or There’s Something About Mary. This just doesn’t work, and although the film has the “I wonder how it will turn out” factor, it’s still ...
SeasonTicketless 11.05.2003
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Advantages: Maybe younger teens would enjoy it - a girlie outing perhaps Disadvantages: The HUGE cringe factor involved. I spent much of my time silently begging the director to have resisted the next obvious pun...
The plot = ordinary. Seemed pretty harmless and a typical romantic comedy to fill a wet afternoon when my boyfriend and i had nowhere else to go.
However, i wasn't prepared for just how cringeworthy this film actually is! Argh! If I was asked to write a script which would embarrass a real life Mr Bean then this is pretty close to what I'd come up with!
Basically, this guy named Gilly, who is your typical disadvantaged lad who may have the ability ... ...blonde hairdresser (who cuts off his ear - more painful than funny tho). With the aid of bad poetry and lots of eye gazing, they fall cheesily in love and there's a proposal banner towed along by a plane etc etc.
When they find out they are brother and sister you are almost relieved, until their mistake is discovered and Gilly sets off to save his beloved from marriage to your typical bad-guy who controls the town and has a loyal gang of gormless ...
JammyUK 11.07.2001
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Advantages: one or two funny bits Disadvantages: mostly rubbish! lots of swearing, little story
Under 17's must be accompanied by an adult! How could they insist on adults sitting through this torturous drivel? Contains strong language (yes, most adults wouldn't deny this). Crude humour and strong sexual content says the blurb outside the cinema...well, yes, I would agree, but I was falling asleep from boredom during much of it, so it didn't do a lot for me I'm afraid. Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Sally Field and Richard Jenkins get together ... ...an orphan works as a dog catcher. Jo is a hairdresser who cuts off his ear in much the same way as Vincent Van Gogh cut off his, but for reasons of incompetance rather than neccessity. They fall in love, sleep together and then find out they are brother and sister (heard that storyline somewhere before, I think!). Much of the dialogue is just plain filth and the sexual dialogue is embarrassing for us 'oldies' and, I suspect, equally so for the teenagers ...
janharper 26.06.2001
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Gil Noble's life crashes to the ground when he is told by a private detective that the love of his life could well be his sister... When the truth is uncovered a year later Gil sets out to get Jo back, however, she is intent on marrying someone else!
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Release date
29/04/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
20019 DVD
Barcode
5039036008754
Production Designer
Sydney J. Bartholomew
Screenwriter
Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow
Audio Commentary By Director James B Rogers, 6 Deleted Scenes, Making Of Featurette, Theatrical Trailer, 5 TV Spots
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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Review
"...[A] spectacularly indecent raunch-fest....Directed by Farrelly protege J.B. Rogers in a sweetly ironic style..." (Box Office, p.59, 01/05/2001)
"...Field takes the kind of risky, image-altering leap into black comedy that Mary Tyler Moore did in FLIRTING WITH DISASTER....It's an admirably gutsy move..." (Variety, p.42, 26/03/2001)
DVD Description
With SAY IT ISN'T SO, the Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB AND DUMBER) give their former first assistant director J. B. Rogers a shot at the big time. The result is another crude comedy that finds laughs in a series of outrageous situations. Working from a script by first-timers Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow, the film tells the confused story of orphan Gilly Noble (Chris Klein), who is employed at an animal shelter in Shelbyville, Indiana. When he lands in the barber's chair of the beautiful Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham), he's convinced he's found the woman of his dreams. A passionate, steamy romance develops, but when Gilly finds out that he and Jo are actually offspring from the same parents, Valdine (Sally Field) and Walter Wingfield (Richard Jenkins), he becomes a social outcast. Jo flees to Beaver, Oregon, to reunite with her former fiance, the wealthy but conniving Jack Mitchelson (Eddie Cibrian), but when Gilly learns that he isn't Jo's sibling after all, he must track her down to win back her affections. Unfortunately, Valdine wants Jack's money, so she will do whatever it takes to keep the truth from coming out. Featuring likeable performances by both Klein and Graham, Rogers's debut is a raucous comedy with a solid supporting cast.
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