 | | | | You, Me and Dupree |  | Directors: Anthony Russo (ii), Joe Russo (ii)
Actors: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen
Category: DVD
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (87 reviews)
Sales Rank: 125969
Format: Ntsc
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
ASIN: B00005JP0L
Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 2006
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There are a lot of broad comedies about men refusing to grow up, but few have the sly bite of You, Me and Dupree. Even though Carl (Matt Dillon, Crash, There's Something About Mary) is newly married to Molly (Kate Hudson, Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days), when his best friend Dupree (Owen Wilson, Wedding Crashers, The Life Aquatic) ends up homeless, Carl invites Dupree into their house--in which Dupree promptly makes himself at home, culminating in setting the place on fire during lurid sex. But though he's trapped between his wife and his best friend, Carl may have bigger problems as his boss--and father-in-law--hates him and is sneakily working against his marriage. You, Me and Dupree seems at first glance to be a frat-boy farce about men being emasculated by their wives, but the well-written script, guided with a sure hand by director team Joe and Anthony Russo (who each directed episodes of the top-notch TV series Arrested Development), successfully walks a treacherous path between multi-layered characters and comic events, and is all the funnier as a result. Michael Douglas (Wonder Boys, Fatal Attraction) turns in a sharp, nasty performance as Molly's overly-possessive father. Also featuring Seth Rogan (The 40 Year Old Virgin). --Bret Fetzer
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 The film was funny all around...it is absolutely hilarious!! December 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
At first I was perplexed saddened to see so many people give this movie negative reviews even though the plot was so strong and it is hard to argue that it wasn't funny (my funniest scene was where Kate Hudson's character Molly goes to the bathroom and finds the toilet nearly overflowing with Dupree's fecal matter...that part made me laugh nonstop for a whole minute)!! It also cracked me up at the part where Matt Dillon's character Carl tells Dupree that what he did in the bathroom and how he made Molly clean up his mess was absolutely disgusting. The other funny parts in the movie is where Molly catches Dupree masturbating while he is sleeping downstairs and he makes a mess on her face!
Dupree is temporarily living at Carl and Molly's residence and chilling on their couch until he finds a place of his own, and makes life a total 'mess' for them (he can't stay still for one minute without getting in their way) that they have to kick him out of the house when he brings people over and accidentally burns their couch down. Even after they kick him out, Molly feels sorry for him and see him get drenched in the rain and agrees to take him again. Carl thinks Dupree is falling in love with Molly and is trying to steal her away from him, and believes Molly's dad Mr. Thompson (played by Michael Douglas) is totally on Dupree's side and wants the marriage to fall apart. That leads to the strange violent scene at the dinner table where Carl chokes Dupree yelling in his face and calling him names, and where Molly's dad has to physically restrain him! There are so many funny parts in the movie that hopefully I highlighted the key ones.
This movie is so funny that you will probably want to watch it about twice a year. In my opinion this is a great comedy with wonderful actors, a well designed script, and a great story line.
Based on truth - stretch to being funny September 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I THOUGHT ANOTHER NOT SO FUNNY FILM FROM HOLLYWOOD. IT WAS A BLAST. THE WRITERS TOOK CERTAIN TRUTHS ABOUT A YOUNG MARRIAGE ADJUSTING FROM FORMER SINGLE LIFE TO BEING A COUPLE. THE ACTING WAS EXCELLENT. WHAT A FUNNY FUNNY MOVIE.
 Carl-ness. July 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You, Me and Dupree is a cute but slightly vulgar comedy from 2006. Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon have great chemistry and banter with each other, what is kinda weird is that Hudson ended up having a relationship with Owen Wilson after this movie was released?! And now she's dating Lance Armstrong and he has a cameo in this film, even weirder? Wilson's acting has never been spectacular but his dopey charm is sort of refreshing. Michael Douglas seems out of place, he's so unlikeable in this one! The film is a bit slow for a comedy, the laughs are few but I enjoyed watching You, Me and Dupree, check it out sometime!
You and me and one good time... June 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I walked into `You, Me and Dupree' expecting nothing much. I actually expected to dread the entire experience. Surprisingly though, `You, Me and Dupree' is not your typical `buddy comedy' and it goes in directions I didn't expect to see from this type of film. It has its missteps, that's for sure, but it makes up for them with some smart scripting and some sincere performances.
The film opens at the wedding between Carl and Molly. Carl's best man is Dupree and the two of them couldn't be any more different. Carl has a stable job working for Molly's overprotective father; he has a home and responsibilities and a good solid outlook on life in general. Dupree on the other hand is somewhat of a slacker; a big kid if you will, and shortly after the wedding is through Dupree tells Carl that he lost his job and lost his apartment and is currently sleeping on a cot in the bar they frequent. Feeling sorry for Dupree's state of affairs, Carl decides to let him stay with him and Molly until he gets on his feet. The problem is that Dupree doesn't seem to be too determined to get on his feet. Instead he wants to relive his childhood with Carl.
This is where the film takes a nice little turn of events. What I initially thought was going to turn into a `boys should never grow up' type movie with the token bum best friend teaching the responsible married guy that it's okay to act like a child every once in a while actually turned into something completely different.
Dupree quickly overstays his welcome but when he has no where else to turn Molly has a change of heart (she initially forced Carl to throw Dupree out) and Dupree is allowed back into their home if he promises to clean up his act. Dupree does a complete 180 and begins to actually carry his weight, making up for his past mistakes and then some. His newfound sense of responsibility begins though to ware on Carl who is suffering at the hands of his boss, Molly's father, who will stop at nothing to ruin his daughter's marriage. This stress causes Carl to overreact on far too many occasions and creates a rift in his relationship with Dupree and Molly.
I am not one who adores Owen Wilson. When he is paired with Ben Stiller I think they create a fabulous team and complement each other flawlessly. When he is paired with anyone else I am usually left wanting. He was outshone drastically by Vince Vaughn in `Wedding Crashers' and his pairing with Jackie Chan made me really miss Chris Tucker. Here though he holds his own and delivers a sincere and heartfelt performance. I was quite shocked. Michael Douglas is great at playing this type of deadpan jerk and he does wonderful here as well, and Kate Hudson, looking beautiful as ever, manages to make her character more than background window dressing. Matt Dillon is always `take or leave' with me and here I can't say that I am truly swayed one way or the other. He was serviceable, but Wilson cleaned the floor with him. Seth Rogan has some truly hilarious scenes (no wonder he's considered the next Will Ferrell) and serves as a highlight to the film.
I had a few issues with the film, most notable the `far too easy' reconciliation between Carl and Molly's father (especially since the film seemed to try and take a more serious route to the subject of marriage and relationships ala `The Breakup'). I thought that Dupree's speech at the school was a little forced and not as effective as they tried to pass it off as and I thought that the subplot with Dupree falling head over heals with the school librarian was weak and cliched, but those few falters aside `You, Me and Dupree' is far from typical and far from worthless.
I recommend this film, especially to those who, like me, passed this over thinking it would be nothing more than a few failed jokes. `You, Me and Dupree' has heart and is worth your time and attention.
jealous of a slacker June 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A newly married man let's his slacker friend move in and then gets jealous that his wife might like her more. It starts out as a good romantic comedy but turns into a seriously boring story. Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson didn't have much chemistry, no wonder their real life relationship didn't work.
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