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You, Me and Dupree defends marriage but still has fatal flaws | Marvin Olasky

You, Me and Dupree is a movie that most WORLD readers will not want to see for at least two reasons. Strike one: As critics have complained, it's sold as a comedy but the laughs are rare. Strike two: It's rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity, crude humor, language, and a drug reference.

Nevertheless, its depiction of marriage and maturity is a cut above the Hollywood average. The central character is a just-married young man played by Matt Dillon who doesn't know how to be a man. He's pulled one way by his best friend, a ne'er-do-well played by Owen Wilson, who's been in this role before: Hey, we're in our 30s but let's pretend we're still kids. He's pushed another way by a capitalist boss (and the father of the new bride) played by Michael Douglas, who's depicted that cliché many times before: I'll control your life and you'll like it because we'll make lots of money.