| The Object of My Affection | | Cast : | Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston | | Director : | Nicholas Hytner | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | April 17, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | January 08, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | RELAXING | Content
 | I ENJOYED THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION,,I THOUGHT THE PRICE WAS A LITTLE HIGH BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY.KNOWING YOU CAN GET GOOD QUANITY IS ALWAYS WORTH A LITTLE MORE..SO IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A FUNNY BUT SERIOUS MOVIE,TRY THIS MOVIE, YOU WONT BE DISAPOINTED.. DELORES |
| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | True to life | Content
| I've had this item on my wishlist for 2 and a half years now, and I'm so glad to finally have it on DVD, and for cheap too. I saw this film on TV ages ago, and it was actually edited for TV. The scene where Rodney gets punched after Paul's play wasn't in the version I saw.
This film has its faults, but I love the way Paul Rudd isn't playing a stereotypical gay guy with the hands & everything. Plus, he's also (as far as I know) a straight guy, playing a gay guy, who also managed to do a full-on kiss with another guy.
Object Of My Affection was a very true to life film, considering many women fall in love with gay guys, or who happen to be their best friends, and think they can 'change' them. They've never met the right women etc. All the feelings flow through in Jennifer Aniston's portrayal of Nina in this.
Oh my God though, this film must have been so hard to film. Apart from the guy-on-guy kiss, Paul Rudd has admitted to him & Jennifer not getting on during the filming, and I can't remember exactly what he said, but it wasn't nice. And it shows in the movie! They seem almost like they're going through the motions with their lines. Paul also appeared in the last two series of Friends, as Phoebe's boyfriend (and then husband) Mike, but notably, never appeared in a single scene with Jennifer, only in group scenes, and they were never placed near each other. Wow.
This won't appeal to many people, and could easily have been a TV movie shown during the day, or late at night. It's unoffensive, cheap & cheerful. There's no features on the version I have, not a trailer or nothing. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | I beg to differ... | Content
| It seems that many people think that this script was implausible. I actually feel that several of the situations are fairly true-to-life, ESPECIALLY the case of a straight girl falling in love with her gay friend.
I think that it is true that most people do not believe that we can change a person's sexual preference. But I also think that when women get involved emotionally with a man, they naturally begin to have physical feelings for him as well. Nina's boyfriend says as much to George at one point.
Some may think the script is clunky, and maybe it isn't smooth Hollywood romantic comedy at it's best, but that adds to the realism. This film is not a comedy, and to market it as such is probably what made so many disappointed viewers. This is a heartbreaking tale of modern unrequited love.
Although the last ten minutes are EXCEPTIONALLY cheesy, I will admit! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 20, 2005 | | Summary | The object of my boredom | Content
| Man, this is lame. Lame, lame, lame. A bad movie. Extremely boring, it will serve you as medicine against insomnia. The greatest swindle is to advertise this one as a comedy. This is not a comedy at all, it's shher drama, and a bad one by the way. Wasting the talents of a guy like Alan Alda in a turkey like this, for example, is a sin. Rudd and Aniston give good performances, but they don't have good material to work. The movie drags on and on aparently forever, I kept myself checking the remaining time on my DVD display all the time.
There's absolutely no explanation for a lot of important things that are going on in the movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 07, 2005 | | Summary | The Affection of This Film | Content
| Jennifer Aniston (TV's "Friends", 1994-2004) and Paul Rudd ("Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers", 1996) star in the 1998 comedy "The Object of My Affection". Nina (Aniston) is dating a man with whom she is not truly in love. Suddenly, she discovers she's pregnant. One day, she meet George (Rudd) who is gay. George moves in with Nina, and they become sudden friends. Meanwhile, Nina offers George the fatherhood role since the real father is arrogant. As the events fold one on one, the storyline leads this film to a surprising conclusion that will leave audiences breathless.
Occassionally, the storyline can turn confusing. However, the humor is always present. Yet, it has a good heart. Therefore, the events remain interesting throughout the film. The humoristic theme combines well with the dramatic and the serious sides. Though some of the humor is often written in other films, it remains as funny as if it was original. As many films joke with the gay issues too much, this portrays them as regular people making a living. There are no typical stereotypes through the characters that turn crude.
Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd create the great chemistry within their lead performances that makes this film shine much more. The humoristic side is expressed wonderfully with their actions and words. Aniston's unique acting style creatively gives this film new dimension. Rudd wonderfully switches from humorous to dramatic without any sudden interruptions while fitting with the film beautifully.
"The Object of My Affection" is a must-have for any Jennifer Aniston fan or those wanting a comedy. This will surely please its audiences in unique ways. |
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