Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
After standing in as best man for his longtime friend Carl Petersen, Randy Dupree loses his job, becomes a barfly and attaches himself to the newlywed couple almost permanently -- as their houseguest. But the longer Dupree camps out on their couch, the closer he gets to Carl's bride, Molly, leaving the frustrated groom wondering when his pal will be moving out.
You, Me and Dupree is a fairly formulaic mid-2000s comedy built around a well-worn premise — the overstaying houseguest disrupting newlywed life. The plot hits predictable beats without much surprise, and the comedy of errors structure offers few genuine twists. Owen Wilson brings his trademark laid-back charm and saves some scenes, while Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon are competent but underserved by the script. Visually it's unremarkable studio comedy work with nothing distinctive in cinematography. The novelty is low — the freeloader-houseguest premise was already well-trodden, and the film doesn't subvert or reinvent it in any meaningful way. The ending resolves tidily and without much earned emotional payoff, wrapping up conflicts in a perfunctory manner typical of the genre.