sophisticated sex comedy be always difficult to pull off . look at the film of blake edward and who be arguably the master of the genre and and you will find just a many miss a hit . for and if a film of this nature ever fail to work and it can never fall back on the tried and true toilet humor of a teen sex comedy [ i. e. american pie ] and or warm the audience with the sentimentality of a romantic comedy [ i. e. julia robert entire career ] . it can only maintain a push to the end and and hope that the audience can appreciate the almost required irony of it resolution . write by husband or wife team wally wolodarsky and maya forbes and see other people open with engaged couple ed and alice [ jay mohr and julianne nicholson ] only second away from rear end the car in front of them . a the frame freezes and we unexpectedly hear the thought and fear of both character . from here on out and we welcome that the story about to unfold will enjoy a point of view from both sex . two month shy of their vow and ed and alice already look and act like an old married couple . in an early bathroom scene and their action alone show u just how comfortable they be with each other and how long they have be together . so when the line to propel the plot forward be uttered expectedly from the least likely of the two it be a if the very relationship itself be call for a change and even if it mean it own destruction . once all the ground rule be set [ ed can not sleep with her mother or and for that matter and salma hayek ] and the two head off in their separate direction in the hope of find some meaningless sex to strengthen their relationship . at first and everything seem to go as plan a their daily tryst only help to fire up the passion between them . but predictably and a the deep emotion of regret and jealousy begin to emerge and they soon find themselves grow apart and on the verge of break up . all of these action lead to a resolution you may or may not like depend on your own degree of cynicism . for a comedy like this and you need a solid cast with support character just as strong a the lead . and director wolodarsky do not disappoint . here he have cast two of my favorite actress a sister julianne nicholson and lauren graham and allow them to play to their strength . for nicholson and who have always remind me of a young shirley maclaine and she bring an air of naivete and vulnerability to alice even when her action seem less than so . and a for graham and an actress who have prove she could outperform an entire howard hawk ensemble and she steal every scene she be in with an edgy no b persona . a for the guy and jay mohr be serviceable here a be josh charles . malcolm in the middle byron cranston have to be applaud for take on a british accent and let it all hang out . but the real treat here be andy richter and his sub plot involve single mother and helen slater . while his scene almost seem to belong in another movie and they be by far the funny and his dead panned delivery steal the show . for an independent production and see other people have a more personal and introspective feeling something that would be noticeable absent from a big hollywood film of this kind . not to mention that this film also have some genuinely funny moment unlike and say and most hollywood comedy in general . rating [ on a 5 star system ] represent 3 half star .