Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
Writing
Smith's most restrained script — actual character growth!
Acting
Raquel Castro carries this harder than Affleck.
Production
Turns out Jersey malls have soul. Who knew?
Director
Kevin Smith
Ben Affleck
Ollie Trinke
Raquel Castro
Gertie Trinke
Liv Tyler
Maya
George Carlin
Bart Trinke
Jason Biggs
Arthur Brickman
Jennifer Lopez
Gertrude Steiney
Stephen Root
Greenie
Mike Starr
Block
Will Smith
Will Smith
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Susan
Harley Quinn Smith
Tracy Colelli
Jason Lee
PR Exec #1
Matt Damon
PR Exec #2
Carol Florence
Doctor #2
Betty Aberlin
Teacher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
J.Lo's scenes were shot before 'Gigli' bombed; the marketing leaned into Bennifer anyway, then buried it.
This was Smith's 'prestige pivot' after Jersey Trilogy — critics savaged it, but it predicted his later dad-film era like 'Tusk' and 'Clerks III'.
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