Stupid since it underused plot-lines and actors, but has more to love about it for the best rom-coms try to present romance applying in the real world. It's crazy that it still works despite using the tropes associated with the genre. Sadly the women don't get as much screen time, but do hold their own.Ĭrazy, Stupid, Love is all of the above. It's just a shame her character was just a plot device and be use for a big comedic setup. She does well in her role being charming as usual and delivery some genuine dramatic moments. Emma Stone (like some plot lines) is sadly underused. Even despite what she does she never becomes entirely dislikable. Julianne Moore balances between drama and humor very well. He already has the looks and muscles, add some mannerism and near perfect line delivery and he becomes a character worth liking. Ryan Goslings plays a womanizer which is not a role to buy him in. You won't look at Steve Carell as an comedian, but view him instead as an actor. Steve Carell does good work with the material he's given which requires him to be human and not relying solely on jokes. Few rom-com have this many likable actors on one film. If there's anything some of the good rom-coms have showed us are relationships have a lot more depth than falling in love and pursuing a soul-mate.Īcting wise the cast deliver. It goes to say relationship are not easy to maintain and portrays it maturely enough that it does not feel like just like a film fantasy. People question their direction when they hit a bump in their relationship. It gives a raw human look into what brings two people together or tears them apart. The comedy never takes away anything from the drama and the dramatic moments are something anyone relate too. All is forgivable since this a rom-com has some life in it. It does have it fair shares of contrivances, stereotypes, and cliches (precocious kid, guy falls for the one girl who initially rejected his advances, etc.). Some plot-lines are underused or are just created to get a laugh. This creates a lost of focus in the story. I did like the plot, but it does suffer from having to many characters. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars. Crazy, Stupid, Love is different kind of rom-com and one that portrays romance with some level of realism that I could get behind.Ĭrazy, Stupid, Love is about a middle-aged husband (Steve Carell) whose life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. I don't like rom-com in general because most of the time the attention is spent on getting into a relationship and skips over the other aspects of relationships. Maybe at this pace, Carell will someday find his Punch Drunk Love and do something different, and Hollywood may have some alternatives beyond Apatow-like humor for the genre's survival. On the contrary, it manages to be heartwarming in some bizarre and inexplicable way, and makes a nice role reversal twist between the Carell and Gosling's personas. I won't argue that this surpasses 95% of romantic comedies that are released today, and it gets creative in some aspects instead of relying on a "sexually humorous and crude" screenplay written by American Pie screenwriters. Also, the film had (surprisingly) two climaxes, one comedic and the other one emotional, with a dramatic intermission in between. It is a good sign that Steve Carell has been trying to get out of his comfort zone since Date Night (2010), however, with some obvious inconsistencies in the way. I do believe in suspension of disbelief, even in romantic comedies, but situations were too far fetched and characters were forgiving things that would be nearly impossible to do for any human. Another major drawback I had was that the situations were too coincidental between each other not to consider them forced. Even Robbie's "graduation gift" from her babysitter is contradictory to the film's final message. Everything circling around their minds is sex-related so are their actions. The main issue I have with this film is that, just like an Italian romantic comedy, it is plagued by disgusting "suburban" characters difficult to empathize with given their disgusting decisions. I mean, nobody eats pizza as cool as him. Ryan Gosling starred in three movie hits of 2011?
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