James L. Brooks is a producing legend. He's responsible for some of the greatest TV shows of all time, like 'The Simpsons,' and some of the greatest romantic comedies of all time like 'Say Anything.' Too bad we've already learned that you're only as good as your last movie. Despite having a great cast, this movie tanked in the box office, and it was also panned by critics.
The stars in this movie are aplenty. Paul Rudd. Reese Witherspoon. Owen Wilson. Jack Nicholson. I've often found that the more stars a movie has in it, especially a romantic comedy, the worse the movie is. The movie usually only has each actor for a couple days or less, so the movie just ends up being a disjointed mess with no chemistry. Of course, this is just a theory. I think you'll find that I'm mostly right.