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Two Ninas

2001, Movie, R, 88 mins

Two Ninas: Review

TWO NINAS
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A likeable, if somewhat whitebread, farce in the Woody Allen mode about love in the big city. Aspiring Gen-Y writer Marty Sachs (Ron Livingston) hasn't, as he euphemistically puts it, had a date in nearly a year. Suddenly, "meet cute" lightning strikes not once, but twice. First Marty and wise-cracking Nina Cohen (Cara Buono) bond at a party over — among other things — Bill Murray dialogue from CADDYSHACK. Then, days later, Marty crashes into a cab being exited by the blonde-on-blonde Nina Harris (Amanda Peet); romantic sparks start to fly as soon as Marty gets out of traction. Unable to choose between the two women, he juggles dates with both for several months until, inevitably, they meet and the hapless Marty gets his comeuppance (temporary, of course). Writer/director Neil Turitz's script contains many good lines, many of them spoken by Bray Poor, who plays the film's Greek Chorus-like narrator. The actors are appealing, and it's refreshing to see a comedy about young adults who aren't in perpetual hormonal overdrive. Make no mistake, this isn't a Jean Renoir film: A certain emotional wisdom notwithstanding, it has the soul of a TV sitcom. A superior TV sitcom, but a sitcom nonetheless. It is, however, worth observing that the obvious differences between the two girls — notably their religion and ethnicity — are at no time remarked about; depending on your point of view, this is either a flagrant cop-out on Turitz's part or evidence of some social progress. leave a comment --Steve Simels
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