Sadly guys, one that works for date night
Overall Grade: C- Story: B- Acting: D Direction: C- Visuals: C
You will get a points by taking the wife or girlfriend to this romantic comedy, but too bad it isn't a good movie.
Content warnings- some language and nudity.
Combine an internet entrepeneur with a bumbling romantic hunk and you have the story's man- Oliver. Convert a teenage headbanger groupie into a love lost straight-and-narrow 20-something woman and you have the story's woman- Emily. The occasional humorous line and poorly acted scene barely hold the film on the projector here, but it does pass as a romantic comedy. Barely. What is really funny is that the studio exec's let this one go to big screen release. I guess Kutcher's appeal is more powerful than an executive producers ability to say no. The film may have your own love lost date feeling warm and fuzzy, but if you have to resort to seeing this movie to stoke the fires of love, you may have more problems with your love life than just bad movie selection. If you must go (IE. she drags you), remember that Kutcher actually tries to imitate an Adam Sadler-like love song towards the end of the movie. As soon as you see him with a guitar case, be sure to head for a bathroom break to avoid this sad scene. The only reason this gets better ratings than the horrible Jet Li movie (Unleashed) is that you can't build points with the girlfriend/wife watching a Jet Li movie. All that said, the girls will like this movie, so you are doomed to have to see it anyways. Good luck to you! You've been warned.