"Good Advice" is one of those amiable romantic comedies that won't make you want to cringe, but it just doesn't leave a lasting impression. It's fairly entertaining, there's some good laughs, the acting is good, but it doesn't quite make it past the "OK" mark. There's only one distasteful scene involving a so-called artiste squirting paint out his rear end and a running gag involving butt cheek implants, but other than that the movie is done in good taste. Charlie Sheen is always fun to watch, Denise Richards is hot and Angie Harmon is even hotter. Even Estelle Harris (George Costanza's Mom on "Seinfeld") has a nice little supporting role. I'm pretty sure this didn't get released to theaters. I can see why. It looks like the type of flick that would go straight to video. As a matter of fact, for straight-to-video standards it's pretty decent. But for regular standards, it's only halfway decent. The actors give it their all, but the writing could've been a lot sharper. The premise is original and with talented writers, this could've come close to reaching its comic potential.

My score: 5 (out of 10)

Entertaining romantic comedy. Ryan Turner(Charlie Sheen)is a suave stockbroker that loses his job for accusations of insider trading. His lovely girlfriend Cindy(Denise Richards)leaves him for free flowing money. She also walks out on her job as an advice columnist for a small, near-broke newspaper ran by the alluring Angie Harmon. In desperation Ryan secretly takes over Cindy's column. By the time Cindy returns hopefully to make up with Ryan; he has already fallen in love with her former boss. The supporting cast includes: Jon Lovitz, Barry Newman, Estelle Harris and Rosanna Arquette. Sheen is quite charming; Richards and Harmon are very easy on the eyes. Arquette to me was irritating. My advice is to invest some time watching this funny romantic comedy.

NOTE: this movie led to the marriage of Sheen and Richards.

Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) is a womanizing hard driving stockbroker. The big publisher CEO Donald Simpson double-crosses him by feeding him false information taking revenge for sleeping with his wife. Ryan loses his clients, his money, his job and even his broker's license. He is forced to live with his self-involved girlfriend Cindy (Denise Richards). She had enough of his poverty and leaves him. Without any prospects, he takes over her badly written advice column for her paycheque. He must pretend that Cindy is still writing at home to her boss Page Hensen (Angie Harmon). At first, he's just as bad as she was. Eventually he starts trying. His best friend Barry Sherman (Jon Lovitz) and wife Cathy (Rosanna Arquette) aren't the most stable. When the column starts to get traction, everybody wants a piece including Cindy and CEO Simpson.

This is not a good movie. Charlie Sheen is not light rom-com material. If you question this notion, check this movie out and you'll see. The story is nothing to write home about but it's not that bad either. The setup is awkward. The jokes aren't funny. I didn't laugh once. Jon Lovitz and Rosanna Arquette come closest to being funny. Charlie Sheen just isn't that guy. It's not a bad thing. Most actors can't do everything.