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I'm With Lucy
Columbia/Tri-Star // R // March 25, 2003
List Price: $24.98 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
The Movie:
At one point, there was talk of Monica Potter ("Patch Adams") being the next Julia Roberts. She's sweet, she's charming, she's an actress with respectable comedic timing. Since "Patch Adams", the actress has chosen a mixture of comedies ("Head Over Heels") and dramas ("Along Came a Spider") that have not been particularly good showcases for her.
"I'm With Lucy" is another film having its red carpet premiere at a video store nearest you. It's essentially like a lot of romantic comedies that don't hit theaters - it's cute and its got moments, but there's not enough star power or story to interest an audience that's plunking down an ever-increasing amount of money to go to the theater.
The film stars Potter as Lucy, a twenty-something single who is looking for the perfect guy. As the film proceeds, we see her with her various boyfriends, who are essentially all "types"; there's the shy intellectual (John Hannah), the baseball player (Anthony Lapaglia) and the spiritual one (Gael García Bernal).
The film literally bounces between situations that Lucy runs into with her various boyfriends. Every couple of minutes, the film jumps into another completely different story in a completely different location. This is extraordinarily irritating, as it never allows any one story or character to develop clearly.
The performances are generally mediocre. The male characters are generally afterthoughts, while Potter struggles to do her best to make gold out of dusty, familiar situations. Rarely did I laugh, although I did appreciate Potter's effort. The ending is rather predictable, too. There's a moment here and there throughout "I'm With Lucy" where it clicked, but otherwise, this is a forgettable and largely generic romantic comedy.
The DVD
VIDEO: "I'm With Lucy" is presented by Columbia/Tristar in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The picture quality is actually quite nice, with the transfer showing off the Florida and New York locations well. The picture remained crisp and clear throughout, with fine detail showing up in many scenes. The only noticable flaw was the presence of some minor edge enhancement in a handful of scenes. The print also appeared largely clear and clean, aside from a speck or two. Colors looked bright and warm, with nice saturation and no concerns.
SOUND: "I'm With Lucy" is presented by Columbia/Tristar in Dolby Digital 5.0. This is essentially the definition of a "comedy" soundtrack, as it provides no surround use and only light presence for the music. Audio quality is pleasant enough, but there's nothing noteworthy about the soundtrack overall.
EXTRAS: Trailers for "I'm With Lucy", "Maid in Manhattan" and "Stealing Harvard".
Final Thoughts: "I'm With Lucy" works as well as it does thanks to Potter, but the constant cutting to another episode proves to be very bothersome, while only a couple of members of the supporting cast make any impression. Columbia/Tristar has put together a bare-bones effort that provides respectable audio/video quality. Rent it.
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