Along Came Polly

Infobox Film
name = Along Came Polly


writer = John Hamburg
starring = Ben Stiller
Jennifer Aniston
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Debra Messing
Hank Azaria
Bryan Brown
Alec Baldwin
director = John Hamburg
producer = Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = January 16, 2004
runtime = 90 minutes
language = English
budget = $42,000,000 | music = Theodore Shapiro
awards = MTV Movie Awards Best Dance Sequence
imdb_id = 0343135

"Along Came Polly" is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg.

Plot

A friendly insurance actuary who likes living life by the book (Stiller) makes a living analyzing risk for insurance purposes, but finds his wife (Messing) cheating on him on their honeymoon with a French scuba instructor (Azaria). Distraught, the estranged actuary gets involved in a risky romance with Polly Prince, an extroverted former classmate (Aniston), only to later find his wife desperate to rekindle their marriage. Reuben doesn't want to get back together with his wife and wishes to stay with Polly. He then enters her and his wife into an insurance program which decides if a person is risky to be insured. In the meantime, Reuben is trying to insure Lew (Brown), a businessman who takes high-risks.

Critical reception

Many critics disliked "Along Came Polly", blaming the forced chemistry and formulaic scenes. The movie earned a "Rotten" 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1129121-along_came_polly/|title=Along Came Polly (2004)] The film actually made back more than double its budget, making it a veritable success $87 million in total. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343135/business Along Came Polly (2004) - Box office / business ] ]

Cast

* Ben Stiller as Reuben Feffer
* Jennifer Aniston as Polly Prince
* Philip Seymour Hoffman as Sandy Lyle
* Debra Messing as Lisa Kramer
* Alec Baldwin as Stan Indursky
* Hank Azaria as Claude
* Bryan Brown as Leland Van Lew
* Jsu Garcia as Javier
* Michele Lee as Vivian Feffer
* Bob Dishy as Irving Feffer
* Masi Oka as Wonsuk

References

ee also

* Fictional actuaries

External links

* [http://www.alongcamepolly.com Official website]
*imdb title|id=0343135|title=Along Came Polly

Box Office Leaders USA
before =
year = 2004
date = January 18
after = The Butterfly Effect