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Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.

Critics Reviews

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Pamela Bruce Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Jun 1, 1993 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Feb 20, 2004 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Puerile roundelay comedy of bad behavior. Rated: 2/5 Mar 7, 2003 Full Review Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) May I be the 500th critic to say "No, thanks." Rated: 1/5 Sep 25, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Really fun romantic comedy with great acting, clever script, and charismatic Suzy Amis Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The is a hilariously funny movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice little comedy when its following the 'Watch It' pranks run on people, but it gets really heavy drama in the middle. Weird seeing a skinny, sober Tom Sizemore!! McGinley is great here too! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Mediocre comedy, good performances from the females in the cast. The guys do alright, but they are such immature jerks it hurts the film. When you lose interest in some of the characters, you tend to lose interest in the film as well. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 5.5/10. Mediocre comedy, good performances from the females in the cast. The guys do alright, but they are such immature jerks it hurts the film. When you lose interest in some of the characters, you tend to lose interest in the film as well. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I got this movie because I love John C. McGinley. That, and I had read some reviews on Amazon praising it as a really funny and sweet romantic comedy. Well, I was pleased to see Johnny C. looking so young and handsome...but that was just about the only thing I enjoyed. I have never actually watched The O.C., but like any other person who owns a television, I have seen what seems like hours of promos for it. I always thought Peter Gallagher was a pretty good-looking guy. NOT in this movie--he was just scary-looking, and he did a pretty shitty acting job too. One of my pet peeves in romantic comedies is couples who fall in love WAY too quickly...like, they don't know each other at all, and then they get married and live happily ever after. My favorite romcoms are always the ones where the couple has a history--like Annie Hall, and (okay, totally different ballpark) You've Got Mail. The plot device of the Watch It game was cute and sometimes pretty funny. But all in all, it's far from a favorite. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Perpetual man-child Mike (Jon Tenney) breaks up with his mature, pretty girlfriend, Anne (Suzy Amis), but doesn't have to dwell on it, thanks to Danny (Tom Sizemore) and Rick (John C. McGinley), both of whom share his immaturity and fear of emotional intimacy. Roommates in a Chicago house, they play an ongoing game called "Watch It!" involving pranks. But "Watch It!" stops being harmless fun when Mike's more soulful cousin, John (Peter Gallagher), moves in and takes an interest in Anne.
Director
Tom Flynn
Producer
Tom Mangan, Christopher Burch, John C. McGinley
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.3K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround