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Alternate Title: WHY HAS NOBODY SEEN THIS MOVIE?!?

The title is overwrought. But truly – is there anyone more adorable, effortlessly funny or, well…ADORABLE than Paul Rudd? (Completely voluntary side-note: Besides my super adorable and effortlessly funny Feyonce.)

I was first introduced to Mr. Rudd when he played the sparkly-eyed ex-stepbrother of Alicia Silverstone’s Cher in the throes of his “post-adolescent idealistic phase.” Mr. Rudd brings those same sparkly eyes to I Could Never Be Your Woman, yet another delightful Rudd flick featuring Clueless vet Stacey Dash (a shamefully underrated actress) as well as the following smashingly awesome actors:

Michelle Pfeiffer (Have you seen a single woman in the last 30 years who is HOTTER than Michelle Pfeiffer? Sweet Jeez.)

Fred Willard (He played Ed Harken in Anchorman, and wasn’t too shabby in favorites like A Mighty Wind and Waiting For Guffman. You know who he is.)

Wallace Shawn (Vizzini in The Princess Bride – need I say more?)

Jon Lovitz (This man is absolutely hilarious in anything he does, whether on SNL, in a guest role on Friends or as the witless, well-intentioned teacher in the Dangerous Minds spoof High School High – incidentally, Dangerous Minds was the first movie I ever saw Michelle Pfeiffer in. Okay, that’s not true. It was Grease 2).

Sally Kellerman (Okay, nobody knows who this is. But you should.)

Tracey Ullman (I could do without her role in this movie. But sitting through a few minutes of Tracey Ullman as Mother Nature is a small price to pay.)

Henry Winkler (Two words – Barry Zuckercorn. Oh, and “eeeeeeeeyyy.”)

You absolutely cannot say “no” to a movie featuring a lineup like this. I would watch these people rearrange their sock drawers if I could.

But it’s not just the lineup that makes this movie a gem. It is also funny, sweet, timely and witty, with perfectly understated charm. The “funny” in this movie is less slapstick and more soul – rare and downright delightful. I simply cannot fathom that I didn’t hear about this movie before my free trial of Cinemax (3 months on-the-house with my new FIOS service, thankyouverymuch).

In all, silly title. But well worth moving to the top of your Netflix queue immediately.