Ed Burns fourth feature was already a long time coming thanks to his busy acting schedule. The further hold-up of its release after September 11 now gives it some unintended nostalgia, as flirtatious Manhattanites chat beneath the Twin Towers.
This is an energetic, Allenesque chronicle of an ensemble cracking wise while seeking love. Burns pays homage to La Ronde in his circular plot of emotional connections, and has characters vent their insights amusingly to camera, as in reality TV.
Wry and likeable, its an engaging battle of the sexes, in which the women are the more sympathetic. However, Burns well-intentioned Tommy who is crashing at aging lecher Dennis Farinas pad and receiving such dubious advice as squirting cologne on his balls (Lets them know you care) is endearing in his optimistic uncertainty.