content: I cannot even begin to understand what people do not like about this film. Is it an epic? nah. It is funny? you bet it's funny. Maybe that's why so many people here have panned it. A lack of a sense of humor in the subtleties of humor. There is a lot of wry wit in this, with some fun characters, parodies of life, personal development stories, etc etc. In all, a broad stroke of paint on the canvas of life's problems and challenges. This will not go down as one of the most memorable of roles for either Brad Pitt of Julia Roberts, but must EVERY movie be judged by a performers' prior best works? Can't we just sit back and enjoy something for the fun of it? Too many of the reviews here seem tooooo overburdened by what the reviwer almost wishes what this movie could have been, instead of what it is -- a wry, subtle, humourous road/love epic. And enjoyable at that!