this be a good example of why you should never act in a movie you direct as well a write the song and screenplay for and unless your name be woody allen ( and sometimes even if your name be woody allen ) . dwight do not give his character valentine the brooding depth that be intend . valentine instead look dozy most of the time and say the first thing he can think of . the only person who shin in this movie be bud cort . vince vaughn do ok too . but not even billy bob thornton can add colour to this drab movie and mostly because he isn not give more than a few word to say . his character be also completely undeveloped and a be most of the other character . it just embarrass how obvious it be that the camera be intend to be on the character of valentine all the time and like this be go to be dwight big oscar break . but the character be boring and uninspiring . the aimlessness of the movie a a whole be frustrate . it also either too long and or it just felt that way .