When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah. Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?
Acting
Seth Green steals every scene as bitter chaotic Murray
Writing
Surprisingly sharp dialogue about failing at your dreams
Production
Peak mid-2000s London rom-com aesthetic, very specific era
Director
Stefan Schwartz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stefan Schwartz also directed Shooting Fish (1997), another chaotic British rom-com about scammers — he's got a TYPE.
This came out during the brief window when Stuart Townsend was being pushed as a leading man before disappearing into TV; you can feel the studio hoping for a Hugh Grant they didn't get.
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