''Either you like me or you don't.''
You, Me And Dupree
By Eleanor Chew
Director: Joe Russo & Anthony Russo
Starring: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Amanda Detmer
Official website: http://www.youmeanddupree.com
Definition of ménage à trois: a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
Checklist:
1. Three people involved - Checked
Carl (Matt Dillon), his new wife Molly (Kate Hudson) and his best pal, Dupree (Owen Wilson).
2. Three people occupying the same household - Checked
Dupree lost his job, got kicked out of his apartment and stayed at the newlywed's matrimonial nest, much to Molly's chagrin.
3. Three people in a domestic arrangement - Checked
Dupree turned the newlyweds' lives upside down, nearly burnt the house down and redemption came in the form of a repentant Dupree.
4. Three people having sexual relations - NOT checked
Definition of Best Friends: Being the best man at his best friend's wedding; taking in his best friend when he is homeless and jobless despite the newlywed status; sticking by the best friend's side through his ups and downs and always lending a hand when he falls.
Definition of You, Me and Dupree: A funny yet heart-warming movie that proves itself to be more than just the typical Owen Wilson slapstick movie. Dillon and Hudson, as the newlyweds struggling to live their new matrimonial life, are rather boring to watch. Hudson and Wilson's onscreen (and possibly offscreen?) chemistry saves the day though. Michael Douglas is rather OTT at times as the difficult and tyrannical figure to his son-in-law and employee, Carl. And be prepared to be won over by the charming and endearing Dupree, whom you will find hard to dislike as the movie progresses.
Bring along your best friend or other half to savor the movie's light-hearted and feel-good moments.
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