She's the One Movie Review

Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, and newcomer Maxine Bahns return in the so-so follow-up to Burns’ so-so breakthrough film, The Brothers McMullen. This time, they're surrounded by familiar television faces (John Mahoney from Frasier, whose career will neither be helped nor hindered by this picture, and Jennifer Aniston from Friends, who might do well to consider a new movie agent), PLUS clever Cameron Diaz, who runs away with the flick's only rave reviews. Expectations for She's the One were huge, never an auspicious climate for a second feature. Burns used to go with Diaz, who worked her way through college as a call girl, but now he's married to Bahns and driving a cab. McGlone (as his brother—yes, again) is fooling around with Diaz (now supporting herself as a broker), who doesn't think much of his technique. Meanwhile, wife Aniston tries her darndest to look sexy, but settles for a vibrator in the bathroom when McGlone ignores her. Mom Anita Gillette is supposed to be praying for her overgrown infants in Church, but she's actually…oh well, never mind…. Dad John Mahoney takes the brothers fishing and explains the facts of Catholic life to them, but he's actually…oh well, never mind…. Catholicism is (yes, again) a major motif. Diaz has an older lover (offscreen) whom she prefers to McGlone. Bahns has a lesbian admirer (onscreen) whom she doesn't prefer to Burns. I guess it would hurt worse to BE in this family than to watch them for 95 minutes. She's the One is no better and no worse than any average telefeature except that Robert Redford is one of the executive producers.

1996 (R) 95m/C Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Maxine Bahns, John Mahoney, Leslie Mann, George McCowan, Leslie Mann, Amanda Peet, Anita Gillette, Frank Vincent; D: Edward Burns; W: Edward Burns; C: Frank Prinzi; M: Tom Petty. VHS, LV, Closed Caption