Rating of
2/4
I am positive I don't love this movie.
Josh C - wrote on 11/15/07
Maybe it is the fact I am a pessimist or maybe I just don't like love stories. Either way, I just couldn't fall in love with this movie. I will start with the good.
The acting was decent, Steve Carell character was a bit different than his other rolls. He was more serious and mellow and I do think he did a good job and was convincing. The charisma that Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche had between each other was enjoyable and true to life. This made the movie enjoyable to watch and kept things from getting too out of hand and distant from reality.
Now for the bad. Dane Cook. He should not be an actor, his stand up is good but his acting is terrible. Along with his bad acting was the lack of surprises. This is a love story that you can see coming from a mile away. This predictability made it difficult for me to get involved with the characters and took away much of the enjoyable parts.
By the end of the movie, I was just wanting the happy ending to end my frustration with the characters. As an comedy the movie fails badly, as a romance it does a good job. The movie does have its moments and even some funny parts but they are too spaced out for me to recommend this to anyone who wants a good laugh.
