As was shown by the number of people getting out of the theatre at the preview I attended, this movie starts out a bit dull. Ryan loses a lot of money because he tries his hands on a bit of insider trading that turns out to be a setup to ruin him.
Landing in a burn-out/depression, he moves in with his girlfriend Cindy. Cindy writes a column for a local 'feminist' newspaper. But Cindy is an insensitive, callous, m*****c bitch. And it shows in her writing. Her editor is just waiting to fire her, but can't due to contracts and the fact that the newspaper is all-but-bankrupt (and thus can't pay the legal bills for the suit Cindy threatens to file).
When Cindy leaves Ryan for a Brazilian emerald-magnate (whom we never get to meet), Ryan suddenly has to pay the bills again. Posing as Cindy (and saying she is sick and will work from home), he endeavors to write her column. At first with abominable results, being the sexist womanizer he is.
With a little help from his close friend and, unknown to her, his friends' girlfriend, Ryan improves little by little. Eventually becoming quite sensitive to the problems posed to him. As a bit of a sub-plot, he does develop a bit of a crush for the newspaper's chief editor... Who still thinks he is Cindy's boyfriend.
The turn-around in the beginning is the best thing that happens to the movie, saving it from being a dusty wall-street movie. And I hope it is symbolic for Sheen's career. He's not half bad in this role, although he is helped a lot by some of the other characters. Charlie could do worse than take on some more of this sort of work.
"Good Advice" is a nice comedy to fill an evening. nothing exceptional, but good entertainment.
Landing in a burn-out/depression, he moves in with his girlfriend Cindy. Cindy writes a column for a local 'feminist' newspaper. But Cindy is an insensitive, callous, m*****c bitch. And it shows in her writing. Her editor is just waiting to fire her, but can't due to contracts and the fact that the newspaper is all-but-bankrupt (and thus can't pay the legal bills for the suit Cindy threatens to file).
When Cindy leaves Ryan for a Brazilian emerald-magnate (whom we never get to meet), Ryan suddenly has to pay the bills again. Posing as Cindy (and saying she is sick and will work from home), he endeavors to write her column. At first with abominable results, being the sexist womanizer he is.
With a little help from his close friend and, unknown to her, his friends' girlfriend, Ryan improves little by little. Eventually becoming quite sensitive to the problems posed to him. As a bit of a sub-plot, he does develop a bit of a crush for the newspaper's chief editor... Who still thinks he is Cindy's boyfriend.
The turn-around in the beginning is the best thing that happens to the movie, saving it from being a dusty wall-street movie. And I hope it is symbolic for Sheen's career. He's not half bad in this role, although he is helped a lot by some of the other characters. Charlie could do worse than take on some more of this sort of work.
"Good Advice" is a nice comedy to fill an evening. nothing exceptional, but good entertainment.