This is an unusual movie scripted and filmed in an almost documentary style. It's a character- and relationship-driven comedy/drama about Katie and Buzzy, a seemingly grounded, pragmatic couple who married after a very short courtship. They claim to be keeping a comfortable distance between their lives -- "we'll never get on each other's nerves."

They quickly find themselves surrounded by a group of infuriatingly and hilariously flaky characters, including Katie's ex-husband Dara, her sister- and brother-in-law Marsha and Max, and his long-estranged half-sister Linda.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It has the blend of realism and quirkiness I like, and I found it laugh-out-loud funny. The dialogue is excellent -- writing a script that's consistently witty and funny as well…

Edward Burns does the writing/directing/starring thing again, this time with a much smaller budget. It all comes together quite well and while it is obvious Burns is a big Woody Allen fan, it is different enough to stand on its own. The faux-documentary confessionals intertwined with the narrative surprisingly works, and the on-screen chemistry between Burns and Fitzgerald is superb. Another great thing about Newlyweds is that the characters are relatable and real, particularly the dialogue.

This is probably why most fans of Woody Allen won't like this movie. Woody Allen makes films with brilliant dialogue, full of insight, wit and humour, which is excellent, thought provoking and entertaining, but it isn't how people really speak all of the time.…

I hadn't really thought of it when I picked it, but this movie should invoke different reactions from us: two married men with kids, a divorcee and a soon to be married man. A woman's perspective would be nice.

The movie presents one failed marriage after their kid grew up, one doomed marriage of a pregnant young couple (which will probably follow that first couple), and a working marriage of two divorcees. At least that marriage works at the beginning. By the end they definitely have problems, but at least they end on a hopeful note. That doesn't mean they'll live happily ever after, but I have hopes for them. What I take from it is that marriages are not…

This is an unusual movie scripted and filmed in an almost documentary style. It's a character- and relationship-driven comedy/drama about Katie and Buzzy, a seemingly grounded, pragmatic couple who married after a very short courtship. They claim to be keeping a comfortable distance between their lives -- "we'll never get on each other's nerves."

They quickly find themselves surrounded by a group of infuriatingly and hilariously flaky characters, including Katie's ex-husband Dara, her sister- and brother-in-law Marsha and Max, and his long-estranged half-sister Linda.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It has the blend of realism and quirkiness I like, and I found it laugh-out-loud funny. The dialogue is excellent -- writing a script that's consistently witty and funny as well…