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Germany, United States · 2003
Rated PG-13 · 1h 29m
Director Danny DeVito
Starring Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Amber Valletta
Genre Comedy

Young New Yorkers Alex and Nancy have just found the perfect place to settle down and share a bright future: the bottom half of a beautiful old duplex. But their new home comes with a permanent fixture they didn't expect—the old lady living upstairs.

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The Hollywood Reporter by

More demanding viewers hoping for the cruel wit of DeVito's "Throw Momma From the Train" or "The War of the Roses" will likely be disappointed by its lack of comic bite.

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Variety by David Rooney

Somewhere along the line, the comedy turned from dark and playful to mean-spirited and sophomoric. A waste of the considerable appeal and comic talents of leads Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore.

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Washington Post by Desson Thomson

This is a one-note deal, and it doesn't take long before you want to, well, just move out and leave these characters in their rent-controlled limbo.

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Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Runs into construction problems, maybe from too many foremen. DeVito favors pushy slapstick; Stiller prefers hotshot sarcasm. Barrymore's comic talents are wasted; she's there for decoration.

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L.A. Weekly by Scott Foundas

Could have used two rangier lead players than Stiller (doing his patented aggrieved-yuppie shtick) and Barrymore (who's so perky you want to slap her); the 81-year-old Essell, however, is a wicked pleasure throughout.

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The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

Looks and sounds like a black comedy, but by the time DeVito reaches the cutesy, nonsensical ending, he's lost the will to follow through on it.

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