i happen to watch this movie by chance some day ago while flip channel . my expectation be not very high but it be an interesting movie . in a guy thing and jason lee play paul and a straight laced and seattle base fellow who be about to marry his fiancée karen ( selma blair ) and settle down to an unchallenging life of middle class domesticity . we first meet paul at his bachelor party and where he profess no desire to engage in any of the normal bachelor party type activity his ( surprisingly few ) buddy encourage and in case he a bit naughty and get into hot bother with his soon to be trouble and strife . of course and the next thing paul know and it the morning after the night before and he in bed with a naked hula dancer and and his mother in law phone to inform him that karen be on her way over . oh and and the hula dancer be karen cousin becky ( julia stile ) . from this small acorn of potential trouble grow a mighty oak of frenetic misfortune and a paul scrabble from misadventure to misadventure and try to cover up what he do whilst keep up the appearance of be a dutiful and family orient good guy and who super excite about his forthcoming nuptials . his effort to ensure karen remain none the wiser about any potential wrong do on his part ironically force paul closer and closer to the fun love becky and force him to question whether he really want the life that seem to have be map out for him . the movie contain the right mix of comedy and romance . definitely worth a watch .