Mr. Wrong (1996)

Don't waste your time. This movie is full of tired jokes, plot holes and poor dialogue. The only thing to laugh at is yourself for wasting your time. If I could give it negative stars, I would!

I do love comedy, and I like romance, together they can be a mixed bag. Some work, some don't. Mr. Wrong sadly is one of those romantic comedy films that doesn't work. In fact I was quite shocked at how bad the film was. It does have a talented cast, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman and Joan Cusack, but they are wasted by tedious direction, a predictable story, shallow and clichéd characters and unfunny and unfocused script. DeGeneres can be very funny, but because of her material even she is quite horrendous. Pullman is bland, and Cusack tries hard but it is an example of wasted talent at the end of the day. The pace is off as well, the film just ambles along and at no point does it recover. The film looks okay locations wise, but the editing could have been tighter. Overall, lame and unfunny and makes a waste of a good cast, as far as the movies of 1996 go it is not as abysmal as Ed and Bio Dome but it is among the worst. 1/10 Bethany Cox

What we got here is a wasted but talented cast not being able to over-come a script which was not ready for being filmed. The script is so bad that it even makes the directing and continuity make no sense. Ellen herself is a great talent. I am glad she got married recently as she deserves happiness as much as anyone, and even though her idea of marriage does not match everyones, she is as sincere in it as anyone else is in their beliefs. Along with that, my wife doesn't have to worry if I should ever meet her as with both of us married & sincere, safety is assured.It has turned out the historic irony of this films title reflects the entertainment value of the film. It is the right cast, with the wrong script and the wrong filmmakers. That Ellen has not been slowed down by this shows how much talent she has. I am not sure my talent would survive anything near this. If I were ever on her hit daytime show, I'd congratulate her on that. Being a shy person, I'd be afraid to tell her how attractive I find her, because she is attractive and intelligent, more so than most people. Those qualities are almost totally hidden by this script.

The only reason I am voting for 10 for 'Mr. Wrong', is because it has such low rating. I don't think that it deserves such low rating, as there are some genuinely funny moments in the movie and I would recommend it to anyone for a viewing.There's nothing really original going on, it's just that Bill Pullman is really funny as a crazy guy (the 'Hold The Line' scene is one of my favourites). Ellen DeGeneres is fantastic in my opinion, playing a really down to earth person and she is exceptionally funny.The movie was made in '96, so maybe I am also nostalgic of that time...Anyway rent it, you won't regret it.