Say It Isn't So
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Say It Isn't So
When animal shelter employee, Gilly Noble (Chris Klein) meets the Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham) a klutzy hairdresser, the two instantly fall in love and have a passionate love affair. But when a sleazy private eye reveals that Jo's mother is actually Gilly's, the wedding plans are off and their relationship is terminated.
Jo leaves for Oregon and meets a millionaire, Jack Mitchelson. Although she still pines for Gilly, she agrees to marry Jack, much to the approval of her mother, Valdine (Field). Back in Indiana, Gilly discovers that their mother is not the same, and makes a desperate journey across the country to stop the marriage.
DVD Movie Rating for: Say It Isn't So
3 out of 5
Movie Plot of: Say It Isn't So
A young man (Chris Klein) finds out his lover (Heather Graham) may actually be his biological sister. After they break up he discovers he's not related and travels across the country to stop her impending wedding. Unfortunately the entire nation has heard the same story and thinks he's just after incestuous thrills.
DVD Production Details of: Say It Isn't So
Director: James B. Rogers (II)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD Features:
Commentary by director James B. Rogers and Chris Klein
Theatrical trailer(s), TV spot(s)
Comedy Central "Reel Comedy: Say It Isn't So!" TV Special
6 deleted scenes
Making-of featurette
Widescreen anamorphic format
Cast of the movie: Say It Isn't So
- Chris Klein .... Gilbert Noble
- Heather Graham .... Josephine Wingfield
- Orlando Jones .... Dig McCaffrey
- Sally Field .... Valdine Wingfield
- Richard Jenkins .... Walter Wingfield
- John Rothman .... Larry Falwell
- Jack Plotnick .... Leon Pitofsky
- Eddie Cibrian .... Jack Mitchelson
- Mark Pellegrino .... Jimmy Mitchelson
- Brent Hinkley .... Streak
- Henry Cho .... Freddy
- Richard Riehle .... Sheriff Merle Hobbs
- Brent Briscoe .... Detective Vic Vetter
- Ezra Buzzington .... Stewart
- Julie White .... Ruthie Falwell
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Reviews of the movie: Say It Isn't So
The Farrelly Brothers are back, this time as producers, trotting out yet another tired variation on a once brilliant theme. This hit or miss comedy is another `There's Something About Mary' wannabe that falls far short of that standard. The film unquestionably has its hilarious moments, but the once funny hair lick gag has lost its luster and the film relies far too frequently on desperately crass bits that fall flat. The sight of Chris Klein with his arm stuck in a cow's rear end is not remotely funny and to drag that bit out for ten minutes is torturously vapid.
Fundamentally, the Farrelly Brothers are proving themselves to be a one trick pony with little fresh material emerging since `Mary' and an increased reliance on low-brow, revolting comedy to compensate for the fact that their creative tanks are apparently running on empty. Director J.B. Rogers brings nothing new to the table, seemingly content with following the threadbare Farrelly formula.
Heather Graham sparkles with a vivacious performance, despite being underutilized. Heather Grahams peculiar beauty and her quirky demeanor make her perfect for offbeat romantic comedy roles, and she provides a bright spot here as Chris Klein's love interest. Chris Klein is no dynamic actor, but his good looks and pleasantly hapless demeanor are a good fit for the role. The best comedy is provided by Orlando Jones and veterans Sally Field and Richard Jenkins, whose comic delivery and physical comedy are terrific on all counts.
This film has glimmers of comedic brilliance, but far too few to make it more than another mediocre footnote on the Farrelly Brothers decaying resumes. I rated it a 6/10. Add a point if you enjoy low brow gross-out humor.
Say It Isn't So is touted as being from the Farrelly Brothers, who wrote and directed the movies Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary. And though they didn't write or direct this movie, it certainly has the same elements: charming lead actors (in this case, Heather Graham from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Chris Klein from Election and American Pie) put through all sorts of comic grotesqueries, ranging from having an ear cut off to getting a hand stuck up a cow's rectum. Orphaned dogcatcher Gilly (Chris Klein) and incompetent hairdresser Jo (Heather Graham) fall in love, only to discover that Gilly's long-lost mother is Jo's own white trash momma (played with gusto by Sally Field). Unfortunately, they'd already slept together, so Jo flees in shame to go back to her ex-boyfriend in Beaver, Oregon. But when Jo's real brother shows up, Gilly sets out to win Jo back--only her mom wants her to marry the ex and tells the Beaver police that Gilly is a sexual predator. Say It Isn't So doesn't have the crude wit of There's Something About Mary, but there are several laugh-out-loud moments, and both Graham and Klein are sweet and engaging. Orlando Jones has a zestful turn as a legless seaplane pilot.
