Synopsis
After her husband, Carl, suddenly leaves, Joline travels from New York to Texas to track him down. Although Joline tries to remain upbeat, she is discouraged when she discovers that Carl already has a new girlfriend, the lovely Carmen. Familiarizing herself with Carl's new home and friends, Joline gets company in the form of her brother, Jay. Will Joline win Carl back, or are there other romantic possibilities on her horizon?
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Cast
- Heather GrahamJoline
- Casey AffleckJay
- Luke WilsonCarl
- Goran VisnjicNeil
- Patricia VelásquezCarmen
- Mark RuffaloT-Bo
- Summer PhoenixMeg
- Art AlexakisNew York Car Thief
- Mary Kay PlacePsychiatrist
- Dylan BakerCarl's Editor
Recommendations
- 63
New York Daily News
Graham is lots of fun to watch, but it's hard to reconcile the split halves of her character. - 63
Boston Globe
Runs dry amid the cactus and sagebrush, but Graham's cartoony take on angelic unstoppableness makes us not mind so much. - 50
Rolling Stone
It's a one-joke premise that ultimately wears thin, but Krueger works some playful variations on a theme. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
But one can only imagine how different the film might have been with, say, Parker Posey or Catherine Keener -- truly funky actresses with some real edge -- in the lead. - 50
Chicago Reader
This romantic comedy turns stereotypes inside out as the main character, whose sense of commitment is represented by a tattoo on her finger instead of a wedding ring. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The real problem here is that director Krueger has no flair as a writer or a director for inspired screwball comedy. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
An inert screwball cartoon, a celebration of monogamy as fashion statement. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Graham maintains a casual charm throughout it all, but she lacks the kind of emotional depth that might have pulled this hodge-podge together.
