A few chuckles, a little bit of plot, and some star power. I wish there'd been more Selma Blair on screen. I like her but ... her part could have been played by anybody.

It's kind of scary when Meg Ryan smiles (her face is a disaster, but her lips are freaky) but other than that she looks good and can still pull off her Megness like no one else. There are a couple scenes that are pure Meg. When Antonio is fawning over how hot she looks, she responds "Yeah! I know!" Only Meg could do that and not make everybody sick. In another scene she gets mad at him and throws a fit, punching and screaming into the air. Antonio just watches until its over and is speechless (so was I) but for a genuinely soft-spoken "Wow." It was nice to see those scenes. Meg's still got it and Antonia doesn't seem like he's going to lose it any time soon.

It was a pleasant surprise to see how good Antonio looks. Maybe I just haven't seen him in a while. I've always liked him in comedies. If you like Antonio, you'll love the scene where he ends up with each hand in a glass of water (or white wine?). Antonio could charm the socks off ... I dunno, somebody who really needed their socks.

That's what these kinds of movies are all about, right? How good do our stars look? How much we enjoy seeing our favorite celebrities prance about ... acting.

There's a light twist at the end so everybody can be happy. Upon reflection it explained a few unanswered hmmmm's from previous scenes but I didn't see it coming because I wasn't expecting it; I didn't need it and I had forgotten about those scenes because this isn't a movie you keep score on. That's cool.

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This movie kept me interested and entertained but, there seemed to be something lacking for me. Meg Ryan, looked like a cross between Joan Rivers and Jack Nicholson, as the Joker, and it was hard to relate to her wacky character who seemed to be on speed, crank, or something.

There where some funny parts and Colin Hanks played his part well I thought, though casting Meg Ryan as his mother felt unnatural to me.

Antonio Banderas played the same character he plays in all movies he stars in, with emphasis on his looks and accent and no consideration for his acting, which was only his average, not exceptional.

One of the high points of the movie for me was seeing Selma Blair, who I have admittedly have a small crush on since I first saw her in Legally Blond. Though I thought that she did not have a large enough part in this movie to really judge her acting.

The movie has a surprise ending, that actually caught me off guard, and that is a good thing in my opinion.

All in all, this movie was worth watching and I felt that the money I spent was not wasted, but, don't watch this expecting to use your brain at all or you might be disappointed.

Henry Durand (Colin Hanks) is an FBI agent who leaves home and his fat lethargic mother Martha (Meg Ryan). Three years later, he returns to find his mother super fit and calling herself Marty. She's partying with all kinds of guys. Henry brings home his fiancé Emily (Selma Blair). They run into Tommy (Antonio Banderas), and Marty falls for him. Later Henry finds out that Tommy is an art thief in town to steal a priceless sculpture.

Even though it's technically possible for Meg Ryan to be Colin Hanks' mother, she just don't look like it. It's not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that there isn't much comedy in here. Colin Hanks can't seem to get the big laughs. He's not big enough as a comedian. It's a lifeless comedy and then it ends with an unbelievable twist. I was leaning towards thumbs down territories before the final twist. After the twist, there was no doubt.