Along Came Polly Critic Reviews

Its story is paint-by- numbers...But it's funny, and funny covers a lot of sins. Read the full review

Is Along Came Polly a great film? No, probably not, but it is a very amusing one. Read the full review

Along Came Polly is nothing if not a chick flick for guys. Read the full review

Has plenty of funny moments, but there's no chemistry between stars Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston. It's hard to accept that these two characters are, or even could be, in love. So, while the film is pleasant and sporadically entertaining, it can't be considered an unequivocal success. Read the full review

The civilized running time and breezy editing between scattershot plot threads keep the attention in a superficial way, and it would be misstating the case to deny that the movie has some chuckles (the kind that don't linger). Read the full review

There isn't a lot in the movie that is funny.Read the full review

Firmly ensconced among the forgettables in Stiller's career, a generic romantic comedy of the one-from-column-A, one-from-column-B variety.Read the full review

With a cast this gifted, some of the throwaway jokes stick, but when Along Came Polly goes for its biggest, grossest laughs, the strings show well in advance.Read the full review

There is no central drama, no surprise, no tension in his comedy. The ads for Along Came Polly make it look so upbeat and simple that you're convinced it must be hiding something, like death or a disease. But the truth is there in the advertising: nothing happens. Read the full review