''You Stupid Man'' is a 2002

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by Brian Burns and starring

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich; sr-Latn, Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; russian: Милица Богдановна Йовович; uk, Милиця Богданoвна Йовович ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovo ...

, David Krumholtz, William Baldwin, Denise Richards, Dan Montgomery Jr., and Jessica Cauffiel.

Storyline

Owen is beginning to get over his former girlfriend, Chloe, who has recently moved to

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to become an actress. Owen finds love with another woman, Nadine, shortly before his former girlfriend's television show is canceled, and Chloe declares that she wants him back.

Cast

as Nadine * David Krumholtz as Owen * Denise Richards as Chloe * Dan Montgomery Jr. as Jack * Jessica Cauffiel as Diane * William Baldwin as Brady * Landy Cannon as Rodger

Production

''You Stupid Man'' was filmed in

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and

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in December 2000 to January 2001. The shots of the

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remained in the film after

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in 2001 as a tribute.

Release

''You Stupid Man'' made its premiere at The Hamptons International Film Festival on October 18, 2002.

Reception

Reviewer Michael Rankins noted the plot was "while not stupid, the movie does manage to be agonizingly predictable" and had many similarities to '' When Harry Met Sally...'', as one reviewer explained, the two characters "decided to follow he ''When Harry Met Sally''story line instead of coming up with their own". Charles Tatum of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2 out of 5, a was critical of the screenplay but praised Jovovich for her performance and her "are you fucking kidding me?" look in response to Krumholtz.

References

External links

* * 2002 romantic comedy films 2002 films 2000s English-language films American romantic comedy films Impact of the September 11 attacks on cinema 2000s American films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub