Along Came Polly (2004)

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Studio: Universal Pictures Studio: Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Jan 16, 2004

Running Time: 90 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Jsu Garcia, Michele Lee, Bob Dishy

director: John Hamburg

Along Came Polly

Risk-averse Reuben Feffer, whose best-laid plans for life and love careen wildly off-track when his bride dumps him on their honeymoon for a muscle-bound scuba instructor. Stunned, humiliated and in the grip of acute indigestion, Reuben plans to play it safer than ever. But a chance adventure with an adventure-craving childhood friend named Polly, shoots him into a whirlwind of extreme sports, spicy foods, ferrets, salsa dancing and living in the moment.

Along Came Polly has a place in a tiny niche of the romantic comedy genre that one might call ''Poopy Love.'' You know these movies; they feature a nerdy guy, usually played by Ben Stiller, whose love interest witnesses him in the throes of some scatological or penile trauma yet falls in love with him anyway. The comedy throughout must be gross and, whenever possible, breast, pee-pee or sphincter-related. The girl is usually a childhood friend (à la There's Something About Mary) who's grown up…