She’s Out of My League

Just from the title I knew this film would be similar to American Pie, a film that I didn’t particularly care for, but which was popular with teenagers. However, I gave it a chance, but was not surprised by the outcome. Basically, this film is a salute to every nerdy guy out there who thinks [...]

Leap Year

Of the standard rom-coms with the Countryside Getaway Revelation plot, I’ve seen too many to count. The characters you know, Jeremy (Adam Scott) the narcissistic cardiologist and Anna (Amy Adams) the creative apartment stager. It’s never a bus driver and a sanitation engineer in these sorts of movies. Why? Because the low-fi fantasy getaway would [...]

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth begins as a standard rom-com but finds humor in unexpected places. News producer Abby (Katherine Heigl playing the role of the poor man’s Charlize Theron) is the damsel in distress, trying to find a man who meets all her ridiculous qualifications. It could be the methodical list of expectations, or possibly the [...]