Storyline

Amelia (Catherine Keener) is jealous when her closest friend and roommate, Laura (Anne Heche), moves out to live with her fiancé. Suddenly alone, Amelia takes a pessimistic look at her own life. Her pet name for Bill (Kevin Corrigan), the last guy she dated, is the "Ugly Guy"; her conversations with her ex-boyfriend, Andrew (Liev Schreiber), usually devolve into name-calling; and her beloved cat has come down with cancer. She then tries to put aside her envy and rely on Laura for support.

Plot Keywords

single woman, best friend, fiancé, ex-boyfriend, video store clerk, therapist, witty, tender, amusing, manhattan, n.y., coffee shop, apartment, theater, new york city, park, friendship, dating, jealousy, loneliness, female bonding, illness, discovery, transformation, love, 1990s

Short Review

Laura and Amelia are allowed to behave imperfectly the way male characters are allowed to be in many films, but women hardly ever are.

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