a hilarious and insightful perspective of the dating world be portray in this off beat comedy by first time writer or director peter m. cohen . the story unfold a the four male protagonist meet weekly at the local diner to confer about their dating woe . we meet brad represent a good look and wall street playboy with a quick wit and sharp tongue while zeek represent a cynical and sensitive writer while jonathan represent a sexually perplexed nice guy with an affinity for hand cream and masturbation while and eric represent the marry guy and who cherish his weekly encounter with his single friend in hope for some enlightenment to his boring and banal married existence . the trial and tribulation of the men single life in new york be amusingly express and mirror that of sex in the city and hbo new comedy the mind of married man and and bring an astute light to scamming . the story take a twist a the three singleton meet mia wittily play by amanda peet and all fall for her . she seduce them each with her uncanny ability to conform to the personality they exhibit . when they come to realize they have all meet and fall in love with the same woman and they choose her over their friendship . whip be a realistic portrayal of the dating world and one that the critic fail to recognize . in plain language and they miss the point . the protagonist here be caricature of real people . the exaggeration be hysterical and mix satire and humility and and be not to be take as seriously a the critic disparagement suggest . see this movie and you will laugh from start to finish .