To put it simply, the movie is funny. It follows a guy who ends up finding a beautiful blonde girl's phone in the airport terminal. The two meet up later in the week so that he can return the phone, and they end up falling head-over-heels for each other. The only problem is that under societal standards discussed in the movie, the girl is a "10" and the guy is a "5" on the attractive scale.
The character, Kirk, played by Jay Baruchel plays the insecure, nerd, that we all fall in love with, fantastically well. He's clearly a natural at these comedic parts, and I think Hollywood will be seeing quite a bit of him for quite a while in the future. Although the movie is a laugh-out-loud comedy, the story line still hits home with a lot of us. The truth is, we all compare our selves at some point to someone else- even the most attractive person has insecurities, and knowing how we rank amongst our peers is a way of keeping ourselves in check-sometimes for the good, allowing us to work harder to become better people inside and outside, but most often for the bad. Sometimes these comparisons prevent us from going after what we really want because we are afraid not necessarily that we actually are too good, or not good enough for the person, but that society will think so.
Without a doubt, the movie is funny as hell, but it also teaches us a little lesson about life and about ourselves....FOLLOW YOUR HEART! TAKE RISKS! The only person ultimately holding you back from anything good in life is you.
The movie is funny, but it in no way matches up to the hilarity of this past summer's hit, The Hangover (2009). You will leave the theater having laughed like hell though, and ultimately feeling good. That's why we go to the movies anyway right?
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