Cusack in particular seems to have embellished his role with an assortment of verbal quirks that suggest he wasn't too happy with what was on the page.

If only the whole script had been as sharp as some of Cusack's caustic one-liners, then this might have appealed to more than just the Chardonnay brigade.

John Cusack and Diane Lane need to put out personal ads saying, 'Must have screenplay.'

…Must Love Dogs is just a vanilla time-passer, a stop-gap time-waster when it so dearly wants to be The One…