one of the reasons that this movie takes place in New-York is because it was meant to raise moral among the city's residents. this movie was released in 2003, not long after 9/11. this also explains the appearance of Rudolph Julliani towards the end of the movie - - "thank you, mayor Julliani. you're the man by the way".or the usage of the song "I feel pretty", taken from the musical "Westside Story", one of New-York's icons.all in all, this is a fun movie. its not too heavy, but not too light either. its good for a rainy saturday afternoon when there is nothing on TV and you want a fun movie.