I wanted to really like this movie, particularly since my mom friend did. But while there are a few laugh out loud moments, the film is quite predictable and a little more raunchy than I expected for a romantic comedy. It earns the R rating. So if you're like me and don't mind taking your kids to some PG-13 rom-coms, know this one is R for many reasons. My grade is a D+/C-...I tend to lean toward C- because you get to see a lot of Chris Evans and, well, he's easy on the eyes. But if I'm being honest, it's a D+.
In essence this is a story of a working single woman, Aly, (Anna Faris) who learns via a magazine article that women who have had more than 20 sexual partners are unlikely to get married. So she starts writing down her trysts and finds she has had 19 "relationships." She tells herself the article is wrong, so she plays a game with her sister (who is getting married) and their friends to see how she compares. If you've seen the trailer, you know what happens. She promises not to sleep around anymore because she only has one spot left to find the right guy. She drinks too much and then...
So Ally decides to go back and check out past loves after bumping into one who looks much better than the last time. She connects with her attractive neighbor (Chris Evans), who happens to be good at tracking down people. There are some funny moments as she tries to find her true love, but you see them all in the trailer. Then she realizes a love connection with her neighbor (as expected). But then there's conflict and she happens to find the now wealthy, good-looking philanthropist who was once her prom date. They seem to have a good time, but (predictable) she longs for the much hotter neighbor. You can guess how it turns out.
It's not terrible, but there are many cliches and none of it was a surprise. My feeling is you can wait for the DVD unless you like seeing A LOT of Chris Evans looking mighty fit. If it's a date night movie, he'll be OK with this rom-com because you see a lot of Anna Faris, also looking fit.
Things you should know, particularly if a tween or young teen tags along. My personal feeling is this is a 15+ movie, depending on how open you are about talking about sex. Then again, your teen will not want to be seated next to you watching this. Nor will you.
-Lots of sex talk. Parts are mentioned...things going into, um, you know. And there is simulated sex. You don't see anything, but you know.
-There's nudity. You see Ally coming out of the shower (it's quick) but some outfits leave little to the imagination. Only a well placed towel covers Chris Evan's jewels and you get to see the back side of Ally's boss. Well, you also see him bend and get a blurry view of man parts.
-Lots of language. The F-word is quite common. Little kids even say it.
-Lots of drinking. There's the drunk toast and the drunk dancing on the bar, etc.
Cheers!
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