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Created Jan 10, 2011 07:47PM PST • Edited Jan 10, 2011 07:47PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Barely OK 2.0

   An amazing line-up of a cast couldn’t save this movie. That’s too bad, because the premise was pretty darn funny. Worth checking out just to see all the different cameos – but wait for this to be included in your cable or Netflix streaming queue.

4. Acting

   OK 2.5

   With the names here, how could you lose? Well, anything is possible: Ricky Gervais needs a good writer behind him, so he stuggled a bit with this one. Jennifer Garner as the love interest was sure cute, just not a lot of substance. Jonah Hill – subdued depressed dude – he needed a bigger role. Louis C.K? Stick to stand-up. Rob Lowe – My acting pick of the movie – perfect as the asshole writer. Tina Fey? Should have been more! Philip Seymour Hoffman and Edward Norton – little more than cameos — too bad.

5. Male Stars OK 2.5

6. Female Stars OK 2.5

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

8. Male Costars OK 2.5

10. Film

    Barely OK 2.0

    Seriously big yawn of a screenplay. Total waste of acting talent. Better luck next time.

11. Direction Barely OK 2.0

12. Play Barely OK 2.0

13. Music Barely OK 2.0

14. Visuals Barely OK 2.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Tame 1.3

17. Sex Innocent 1.3

18. Violence Gentle 1.3

19. Rudeness Polite 1.3

21. Reality

    Glib 1.8

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.8

23. Biological Glib 1.8

24. Physical Glib 1.8