while i hesitate to be a party pooper and i must call a spade a spade and say that ( imho ) this film would probably not have gain general release have it not be for the tragic circumstance of the writer or director demise . the acting be fine and tho a bit amateurish and the editing be crisp and and the cinematography be acceptable . the major fault lie in the story and direction . there hardly any substance here . it doesn not work as comedy not even light grey ( certainly not dark ) comedy . character be poorly develop ( except for what other chrs have to say about them sure and earl be a jerk and but not all that bad a jerk and and for that matter and so be the sexually exploitative and wholly unethical dr. p and and becky and dawn tell u that joe be insufferable and cal a mean spirit slave driver ) . the only chr i could see with any clarity be ogie ( sp . ) and and that because there wasn not much there to begin with . no one motives be any more than hearsay by other chrs . be this a morality tale . a comedy . a spoof . ( of what . ) a love story . ( certainly not . how could one see the frantic necking and sex between dr. p and jenna a be in any way serious . ) it could be call a chick flick and but only if the definition of chick flick insist that every male chr be a self interested and sex seek arschloch . be the chrs stereotype . clichés . what be the point . to be sure and this be an earnest effort at film making or storytelling and but it fall far short of just about everything except cute .