Malcolm D Lee, as the cousin of Spike, has more to live up to than most first-time writer/directors. His debut, a funny but barbed romantic comedy, is enjoyable enough to sidestep allegations of nepotism (Spike nabs a credit as producer), but Lee's obviously better in front of a word processor than he is behind a megaphone. The spark of the dialogue is not matched by that of the camera: the film looks very flat and the comic relief, although providing a couple of drop-your-pop-corn-laughing moments, is too cartoonish to sustain dramatic tension.
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