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I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since my wife has a weak spot for romantic comedies, I thought I might as well rewatch it with her. I remember the first time around, this movie really turned out to be a pleasant surprise and, after all these years, it is actually still pretty good. Indeed, it is funny, charming and filled with some solid characters. In my opinion, the best couple was Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling. I thought they had some great chemistry and, at this point, it seemed that Gosling could portray pretty much anything. I mean, I'm not so sure about the movies he picks but he always nails his performances, bringing some spellbinding facets to his characters which was, in this case, pretty impressive since he was basically just some womanizer. So, it was an intriguing rom-com but not everything completely worked. Obviously, it basically followed the familiar formula inherent to the genre but it wasn't the main issue though. Indeed, to be honest, the mixing up of the two main storylines (Cal struggling after the end of his marriage and Jacob discovering love) never really worked. Furthermore, the other sub-plots were barely developed and the love triangle involving a young boy, his baby-sitter and his father was actually seriously creepy. Eventually, there were too many characters, too many sub-plots and such fine actors like Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon or even Julianne Moore didn't have much to do. Still, while rewatching this flick, I was pleasantly surprised by some scenes which not only had some cracking dialogues but above all did sound really authentic. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was maybe not a masterpiece, after watching so many disappointing romantic comedies, it was nice to see one which was actually quite entertaining and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre like I do.
7/10
