ouch . this one be a bit painful to sit through . it have a cute and amusing premise and but it all go to hell from there . matthew modine be almost always pedestrian and annoying and and he do not disappoint in this one . deborah kara unger and john neville turn in surprisingly decent performance . alan bates and jennifer tilly and among others and play it way over the top . i know that the way the part be write and and it hard to blame actor and when the script and director have them do such schlock . if youre go to have outrageous character and that ok and but you get ta have good material to make it work . it do not here . run away scream from this movie if at all possible .