Quick Review: She's Out of My League

Posted in movies by - March 16, 2010

Reviews don’t matter for movies like this. It’s a competently crafted, frequently amusing throwback sex comedy about a beautiful woman falling for a scrawny, goofy looking guy. If I was cynical, I would call it “She’s All That” for dudes and by that standard it’s a modest success.

If you look too closely,however, you’ll notice how derivative every facet of the film is. There’s a Kenneth from “The Office” character, and a counterfeit Seth Rogen. There is a “Something about Mary” turn in the middle of the movie, and there’s plenty of formulaic romcom twists and turns that would be comfortable in any Kate Hudson movie. The romantic climax of the film even involves people rushing through an airport. I wish I was kidding. There’s even an approximation of that combination of vulgarity and vulnerability that we’ve come to associate with Judd Apatow’s crew – there’s very little this movie can claim as its own.

If the film has a defining virtue it’s that it aims low and hits its target. When you watch this on cable in a few months, you will chuckle. You will be borne breezily along on its silly wings and if a friend calls, you’ll take the call and catch the rest some other time.

This post was written by MisterDee

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