Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- crude
- absurd
- embarrassing
- adult comedy night
- farrelly brothers marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film slow, unimaginative, and substantially weaker than the Farrelly brothers’ earlier gross-out comedies.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The mistaken-incest premise, sexual misunderstanding, dead-animal material, and bodily-gag humor drive the film’s comic strategy.
Gilly’s attempt to reclaim Jo is interpreted nationwide as an effort to pursue incestuous thrills, turning his romantic goal into sustained public disgrace.
After learning that he and Jo are not related, Gilly travels across the country to interrupt her wedding.
The revelation that Jo may be Gilly’s biological sister causes their breakup and structures the subsequent misunderstanding.
Films like Say It Isn't So, and why
There’s Something About Mary
crude romantic comedy, taboo humor, and escalating public humiliation
Dumb and Dumber
gross-out comedy, mistaken identity, and a lovesick cross-country pursuit
Me, Myself & Irene
blackly comic taboo premise, immature protagonists, and broad shock gags
Joe Dirt
romantic farce built around social misunderstanding and an embarrassing public reputation
Movie Details
- Director
- J.B. Rogers
- Release Date
- 2001-03-10
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (186)
Cast
- Chris Klein
- Heather Graham
- Orlando Jones
- Sally Field
- Richard Jenkins
- John Rothman
- Jack Plotnick
- Eddie Cibrian
- Mark Pellegrino
- Brent Hinkley
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Say It Isn't So about?
- A lovesick young man races across America to reclaim his fiancée after a false incest scandal turns his romantic pursuit into a national punchline.
- What is Say It Isn't So like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Say It Isn't So as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Say It Isn't So violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Say It Isn't So as mild.
- What did critics think of Say It Isn't So?
- Critics broadly found the film slow, unimaginative, and substantially weaker than the Farrelly brothers’ earlier gross-out comedies.
- Which films are like Say It Isn't So?
- Films with a similar feel include There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene, and Joe Dirt.
- How long is Say It Isn't So?
- Say It Isn't So runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Say It Isn't So?
- In United States, Say It Isn't So is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
