Guys, would you love it if you had three different pretty girls at your command? Well, Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes who was in that situation and was in agony over it. Will is a divorcing man with a ten year old daughter, Maya, (Abigail Breslin) who questions how he met her mother. He answers, after some witty pleading, and his story takes off into a dramatic and comedic ride about a guy who is seriously confused. It starts out in the year 1992 with Will having high hopes in the wonderful field of politics. He temporarily leaves his girlfriend "Emily" (Elizabeth Banks) and goes to work in New York for the Clinton campaign. There he meets a wise cracking copy girl, April (Isla Fisher) and an aspiring (and slutty) journalist "Summer" (Rachel Weisz). There, the whole story takes off into one interesting mess.
I'm just going to say it now, I loved the acting. There isn't a single performance in the movie that I can rip to shreds, it was all done elegantly. Well, maybe the daughter, but she's young and it's understandable. Instantly the characters were set in stone; you knew whether or not you liked a character or hated their rotten guts. I've never been a huge fan of Ryan Reynolds, because he never did anything that really made go "Wow". I didn't exactly get that, but he easily made me believe the character. Elizabeth Banks is a magnificent actress, and she outdid herself in this film. She was really likable at the beginning, and eased you into the film. When Isla Fisher was first introduced, the script wanted you to laugh and I can happily say I did. Rachel Weisz wanted to shock you a bit, she shocked me, and she did her character well. The script was witty, which I am a huge sucker for, but it's also written in a way where you sympathise for the characters, and makes you think about your own complicated mess and how ridiculously easy it should be to fix. It flowed easily and added elements in the best way possible. I couldn't ask for a better way to add "I did not have sex with that woman!" in a movie. Pure magic.
I've tried to think of something hugely negative about the film, I just can't; it wouldn't be as terrific as it is now if anything was omitted. I wouldn't watch it with kids though, because the number of sexual references makes it a little uncomfortable. The rest of the movie made up for it. It is something I will watch again and again. I'd advise anyone who gets bored with romance to not watch it as it isn't for you, but if you like a good chick flick with intelligent humour, then watch it. You won't regret it.
I'm just going to say it now, I loved the acting. There isn't a single performance in the movie that I can rip to shreds, it was all done elegantly. Well, maybe the daughter, but she's young and it's understandable. Instantly the characters were set in stone; you knew whether or not you liked a character or hated their rotten guts. I've never been a huge fan of Ryan Reynolds, because he never did anything that really made go "Wow". I didn't exactly get that, but he easily made me believe the character. Elizabeth Banks is a magnificent actress, and she outdid herself in this film. She was really likable at the beginning, and eased you into the film. When Isla Fisher was first introduced, the script wanted you to laugh and I can happily say I did. Rachel Weisz wanted to shock you a bit, she shocked me, and she did her character well. The script was witty, which I am a huge sucker for, but it's also written in a way where you sympathise for the characters, and makes you think about your own complicated mess and how ridiculously easy it should be to fix. It flowed easily and added elements in the best way possible. I couldn't ask for a better way to add "I did not have sex with that woman!" in a movie. Pure magic.
I've tried to think of something hugely negative about the film, I just can't; it wouldn't be as terrific as it is now if anything was omitted. I wouldn't watch it with kids though, because the number of sexual references makes it a little uncomfortable. The rest of the movie made up for it. It is something I will watch again and again. I'd advise anyone who gets bored with romance to not watch it as it isn't for you, but if you like a good chick flick with intelligent humour, then watch it. You won't regret it.