For some reason I completely forgot that I owned this film and here I've been looking for it on VOD all around. This is one of the last films that Edward Burns made before he decided to go the extremely low-budget route in his filmmaking. This film absolutely has more polish than his current work (although his newest film looks pretty slick). Burns tells these extremely watchable character pieces. I'd argue that this film starts to feel long - and given that it's barely over ninety minutes that's a bit of an issue. It's the story of a man about to head into a shotgun wedding and where he and the men in his life are currently at. There's a lot to like about this film - Matthew Lillard is a stand-out for sure. I found it a touch uneven and also that a good deal of the conflicts in the film came up at random as opposed to organically. That said it's full of a lot of heart and honesty and really "gets" men and our fucked up issues. It was lovely to see Brittney Murphy again - goddamn she was lovely. Still missed!
So while this film is by no means essential viewing, if you're going through Burns filmography it's not one you want to skip over either.
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