While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ellis Moonsong

Will Ferrell
Hobie

Jonny Lee Miller
Lee

Radha Mitchell
Melinda Robicheaux

Amanda Peet
Susan

Chloë Sevigny
Laurel

Wallace Shawn
Sy

David Aaron Baker
Steve
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Release Date
December 22, 2004
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director