A cute, star-studded movie about love and being the exception to the rule.
"Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up: if a boy punches you he likes you, never try to trim your own bangs, and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, every story we're told implores us to wait for it: the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. How to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is just moving on or maybe the happy ending is this: knowing after all the unreturned phone calls and broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment... you never gave up hope."
At the beginning of the movie Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) starts liking Conor (Kevin Connolly), who is in love with Anna (Scarlett Johansson). Unfortunately, Anna does not return the feelings. She is actually falling in love with Ben (Bradley Cooper), who is married to Gigi's friend Janine (Jennifer Connelly). Gigi and Janine's other friend Beth (Jennifer Aniston) has been in a 7 year relationship with Neil (Ben Affleck), who is completely committed to her, but won't marry her because he says he doesn't believe in marriage. There is also Alex (Justin Long), who advises Gigi that Conor is not into her and also helps her with knowing how to see the "signs" that a guy is not into her. Drew Barrymore has a small part in it as Mary, Anna's friend, who is, unsurprisingly, also having guy troubles. She can't get a guy to ask her out in person; it's through texting, emailing, myspacing, etc.
Complicated? Surprisingly, no. The stories are very easy to follow. It isn't Oscar winning, but it is a sweet chick flick that I found very enjoyable. The ending is not super happy for everyone, but it isn't really sad for anyone. I would definitely watch it again.
Grade: B+
2 comments:
This is one that I am wanting t see. It'll need to be a chick flick night, though! Don't see Tom voluntarily watching this with me!!!
I was wondering about this one. Thanks for the review! I think I will watch it now! :)
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