I agree with most of the posters here that gave this movie a bad review. But while most people said they were fans of Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore, I definitely am not. I only saw this movie because it was my wife's choice for a rental. I cannot stress how not funny this movie was. In fact, it made me quite uncomfortable, frustrated, and angry. Worst of all, there was no satisfaction, or "justice served" at the end. The story didn't make any sense. It's basically about a scam between a real estate agent, his mom (horrible old lady) and gay lover and a yuppie couple who try to buy a property. See, the old lady lives upstairs in the otherwise desirable duplex in Manhattan (of course) that the couple buy. Then, for no good reason, the unlikable old hag makes the couple's lives a living hell. Why they put up with her and don't try to stop her awful behavior is inexplicable. A series of unfunny pratfalls ensue, with the nasty old bat ALWAYS getting the upper hand! At least on "Tom and Jerry", the cat sometimes won...Even when the couple stupidly hire a really expensive and totally inept "hit-man", the old lady basically sends him scurrying away to lick his wounds! He was the worst "hit-man" I've ever seen! Also, when the "ruined" couple finally sell the place, the old bat pretends to be dead after they've signed the papers. The only purpose for this is to be totally mean for no good reason! I don't understand what purpose the whole plot served other than to make the viewer totally hate the old lady. Even my wife had to agree with me that this movie was just mean-spirited, unfunny crap!
