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- 80VarietyLeonard KladyVarietyLeonard KladyThere's charm to burn in "She's the One," Ed Burns' sophomore romantic comedy. Very much in the vein of his award-winning "The Brothers McMullen," outing is a decided step forward artistically and technically. Endowed with a refreshing honesty and poignancy, the film should score well with audiences and rack up upbeat theatrical returns.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThis time, he takes no great risks, nor does he break new ground in the 20-something serial-small-talk genre. (Currently, Nicole Holofcener's sprightly "Walking and Talking" does it better.) But Burns emphatically avoids sophomore slump with an inviting, ruefully funny film that lives up to his initial promise.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserGiving especially good performances are Aniston, Mahoney, McGlone and Burns. Not that this movie is bad; it's just not as great as "McMullen."
- 60EmpireCaroline WestbrookEmpireCaroline WestbrookA pleasant package then, easy on the eye, and gently charming but, like The Brothers McMullen, one which places Burns as a comfortable rather than cutting-edge moviemaker.
- 50Time OutTime OutA bland, so-so romantic comedy without the charm to see it through.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertShe's the One plays like an overhaul of “The Brothers McMullen” with a larger budget, and it's time for him to move on.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliI'm sure there's an interesting story of sibling rivalry somewhere in She's the One, but Burns has cluttered it up with so much artificiality that it never gels. Who really cares whether Francis and Mickey make peace with each other, or who ends up with what girl? If these things mattered to us, She's the One would have been a success, but since they don't, it isn't. Since New York only needs one Woody Allen, maybe for his next film, Burns will try stretching his thematic and geographical boundaries. Otherwise, his promising film making career may already be in trouble.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIn the end, we never know why anyone is the one for anyone. And this qualifies as a filmmaking problem, at least for us here on Earth.
- The film's tagline describes it as “a romantic comedy about two brothers...and the one thing that came between them.” This “thing” appears to be the women in their lives, and if this description sounds even slightly misogynistic, perhaps it does so for a reason.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleBurns presents two mildly amusing fellows wrestling with romance and expects the audience to see them as embodying universal dilemmas. At the very least, he wants us to take these guys as seriously as they take themselves.