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The Age of Commercialism

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... such, are so-called "wacky teen comedies" really only for teens, or are they iconic in theme and execution, and can be enjoyed by any viewer regardless of age..? Which reminds me, oddly, of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, not only one of the greatest films of all time; not only (possibly) the best thing Billy Crystal ever did; but in fact a movie which enjoyed an audience far outside what the producers expected and indeed a film which has over the years become part of the cultural gestalt. "I'll have what's she's having" is as much a punchline as it is a test of one's filmic credentials. So, to answer my own question, I think the answer is, yes, a good film can easily transcend its genre. In fact a good film can not only transcend its genre but it can in fact loop around (permit me the metaphor), pick up a bunch of viewers from other demographics, and then come full circle back to where it started. (This was the case with High School Musical, an innocent attempt to expose an entirely new, and sceptical, generation, to the many joys of the MGM musical template, which not only succeeded, but has captured the imagination of other viewers of other ages, while still being a breakout film in its own class.) As for OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, I always believed it was under-rated and under-appreciated. If you liked Witherspoon as June Cash (and you must have, because she got an Oscar), well, keep in mind she was 22 here and cute as the proverbial button. Rudd made his chops on network TV and showed how his low-key underhanded approach makes him a perfect foil in a romantic com -- like a tennis player, he has a knack for picking up a line, or an emotion, and tossing it back. The story at first glance seems dated, the idea of a young man so obsessed with what he is losing (and may have never had to start with) that he does not see what is right in front of him. However, if you do the math, most of the knockoffs came AFTER this tale, not before, suggesting it was a lot more original than it seemed. Highly recommended.

I watched this movie last week late night on some random network, the reason being that I was intrigued by the fact that both Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon (two great actors) were in the movie and yet I have never heard of it. From the beginning, my suspicions were that the movie would be awful, and sadly, those were confirmed within the first 20 minutes. The myriad of problems in this movie, the ridiculous plot, unrealistic dialog, incomprehensible development/dismissal of characters (e.g. Wyatt's friends), and sub-par acting have reserved a special place for this movie in Video Hell.I'll start with the plot, the premise of which was promising, but ultimately better conceived in Road Trip (not the greatest movie itself but still somewhat entertaining). Look, I'll buy into suspension of disbelief, but to expect me to believe the whole scenario where Wyatt and Ivy decide to send the photos/condom to his girlfriend borders on insulting.In the same vein, the dialog sounds like it was written by someone who has never been a college-aged kid, and as a stripper, Ivy's dialog was written very poorly as well.Concerning character development, both Wyatt's friends and Christine Taylor's part were severely under-developed. For instance, Wyatt's friends appear to be a major part of the movie for the first 20 minutes, only to be unceremoniously dropped for the remainder of the film.Furthermore, the movie inexplicably bills Christine Taylor as being a main character, yet she is only on screen a grand total of 20 minutes as well. I can only attribute these problems to poor editing, confirmed by the fact that the movie was originally supposed to be 30 minutes.Finally, I get the feeling that pretty much every big name actor in the movie phoned it in to an extent. Paul Rudd spent the majority of the movie trying his hardest to be John Cusack on crack, which is annoying for the first half of the movie, infuriating for the latter half. This from a guy who has been a scene stealer in pretty much every other movie he's been in. Reese Witherspoon spends most of the movie with an "I need to fire my agent for getting me into this" look, and most of the other characters fail to bring laughs, although granted, they didn't have much to work with in the first place.The bottom line is that "Overnight Delivery" is not a campy-yet-funny movie along the lines of "Heavyweights" (which has the same IMDb rating ), it's a poorly written piece of drivel which should be used as an example for How-Not-to-Make-a-Movie. If nothing else, I left the movie having a newfound respect for the high-profile names that survived this travesty and went on to bigger and better things.

I had to say something, since there are so many positive reviews by users. I'm watching it now on Comedy Central at 2 in the morning, and it's obvious why its here. I don't have many positive things to say about this movie. Paul Rudd, an actor I usually like, was terrible in this movie; he overacted everything, which may be caused by the poor direction. Reese Witherspoon was just bad casting; her cutesy good-girl persona was too much for the wise-talking rebel thing going' on in this flick. The soundtrack was nothing special, smaller parts were dull and forgettable, and the plot was predictable. All in all, the movie is boring as sin. If you're looking for a cute romantic comedy, keep looking. There are WAY better ones than this. Let this one just rot in the dollar section.

I've seen much more torcherous comedies out there that were done in the same sort of format. I admit, some of the scenes work and I did laugh. I just didn't laugh enough. And everything was overdone. Paul Rudd gave the most obnoxious performance of his career--We're used to seeing him in more laid-back roles like in "Clueless" and "The Object of My Affection." Paul can do comedy, if given the right material. This was the only comic role I've seen Paul in, but I can tell he has potential. And he is, undoubtedly, an underrated actor who hasn't yet became a household name. I'm sure this isn't one his proudest roles, and I'll be surprised if it remains on his resume. The material in the script sometimes gets so lame that Paul desperately tries to muster some laughs, but falls completely flat and just makes an ass out of himself. Larry Drake is fun, and seems to hold his own throughout. He was one of the redeeming elements of this often lame comedy. The comic moments are so forced that you wouldn't be surprised if this was made from a rejected sitcom script. "Overnight Delivery" is a hit-or-miss comedy, and is pretty passable. If you happen to come upon the movie on cable, it's worth a look. I can't say I was disappointed. It went direct to video, how good can it be? But it's an OK movie that's moderately harmless, easy-to-take and entertaining to a degree. But I wouldn't give it a reccomendation.