In Love Stinks, Seth (French Stewart from TV's 3rd Rock from the Sun), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Bridgette Wilson, Billy Madison) at his best friend's wedding. He's immediately smitten by her blonde babeness; she's attracted to his income and single status. For the next 45 minutes she tries to get him to commit though a combination of skimpy outfits and wild mood swings. When she finally realizes he's not going to, she turns into a vengeful harpy and tries to make his life hell. This might be funny if you believe that women are manipulative, money hungry, marriage-fixated psychotics--but maybe not. The standard of wit is best expressed in the line, "Drop the probe and step away from my ass," declared by Seth as he's about to receive an unrequested colonic in a spa. It's always wise to be wary of comedies with a comedy writer as the main character, especially when the movie is written and directed by a comedy writer. Writer-director Jeff Franklin previously made two TV movies starring the Olsen Twins; this may have been his attempt to exorcise some relationship gone awry. Love Stinks also features Bill Bellamy (Love Jones, Def Jam's How to Be a Player) and supermodel Tyra Banks. --Bret Fetzer
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Seth Winnick has it all -- a successful career in television, good friends, and a passionate relationship with the beautiful Chelsea Turner. However, when he fails to make a timely marriage proposal, Chelsea behaves as is she has been bitten by a rapid squirrel. The two redirect their passion into malice and forge a sordid "anti-relationship," replacing love and tenderness with vengeance and venom, which fuels a series of bids to out do the other with acts of cruelty. This unromantic comedy features cameos by Jason Bateman, Christian Slater, and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen.
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Best Date Movie of the Year - Jeff Cornell, MTV Radio.
Love is a many splintered thing, or so Seth Winnick (3rd Rock from the Sun''s, French Stewart) soon learns when he gets involved with the beautiful Chelsea Turner (Bridgette Wilson). She seems like the perfect woman: sexy, fun and willing to please him any way she can. But Chelsea's biological clock is on overdrive and she aims to trap Seth into marriage. When their tumultuous relationship gets downright psychotic, it's clear that the pair will never walk down the aisle, or will they? The battle of the sexes that ensues will leave you guessing, but either way it'll be a fight to the finish. With hilarious over-the-top performances, including supermodel Tyra Banks and MTV's Bill Bellamy as the couple's happily married friends, this un-romantic comedy makes Fatal Attraction seem like Bambi.
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