So I could go around ripping up prenups thus making them void? What about certificates of citizenship etcetera etcetera etcetera?
shareYeah I was thinking that too. I would assume there would be multiple copies and ripping up one doesn't matter.
shareMaybe they hadn't submitted it yet to the courts or whoever gets it, so then ripping it up would make it null and void.
shareYeah, but Catherine Zeta-Jones tore up HERS. Surely George Clooney would have a separate copy - HIS, plus an office copy locked up in a safe.
shareThis movie incorrectly states all kinds of California family laws. Take everything in this movie with a grain of salt. So, as far as the pre nups goes, don't rely on this movie for a better understanding of the way legal documents work or don't work. I hope this didn't sound condescending, but so many people rely on "what my friend told me."
sharejesus christ, i a f ucking comedy, not a documentry on marital law. It works for the movie. Every movie thats ever been made has some slight flaw that is not entirely true to life. thats because its a movie. Stop picking holes in it. And for those who say this movie sucks, I dont think we would get along!
smokey, this isnt nam, this is bowling, there are rules - walter sobchack - the big lebowski
Well I think everyone can take a certain amount of unplausibility and it veries from film to film and from person to person on how much they can take. I'm sure even you have rolled you eyes at something unplausible in a movie. I mean this isn't Star Wars it's a courtroom comedy, I want a certian amount of plausibility for it to be clever.
shareYeah, but some of us aren't Californian or even American, ohcheeky and are questioning all the bits in the movie that were a bit iffy. I mean this isn't Star Wars it's a courtroom comedy, you want a certian amount of plausibility.
shareI don't know about prenups, but in California you can actually revoke a will by physical act - e.g. by tearing it up. It may be the same for prenups.
And even if it's not, who cares - they have to take some dramatic license for the movie, and we have to forgive them that, right? I don't think too many people are watching this movie to get legal advice (at least I certainly hope not ) :)
(although I think it's definitely a legitimate question, I wondered about it when I watched the first time too :) )
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shareI've just seen the film on the box and was asking myself this very question, so was glad to find this thread. It didn't mean I didn't appreciate the comedy of the situation! I just like to be clear on these things. Maybe someone who knows could offer a "correction" for the goofs section.
shareTo me, it's true to life. It's an American film, and in America you can drive a mile down the road to a different state and have different laws. If you can accept that daftness in everyday real life, it shouldn't be a problem dealing with the ripping up of prenups.
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