Pleasantly Ok but boring in parts. Can't believe there are people like this. Title says hilarious but that's a laugh! One to watch when nothing else on the box. I do like jennifer Aniston though.
Being based on a popular American book, which in itself was based on a line from Sex And The City, is not the basis for a film. And here it certainly shows despite an above average cast for this type of movie. This is a tale about singles trying to find that ideal partner or finding the courage to move on. The script is wooden, clearly lifted from the print source and fails to make a worthwhile viewing experience. There are much better films in this genre that do comedy or debate issues, such as The Women.
More a relationship drama than a romcom but aspects of both sub genres are very evident here in this all star look at dating and marriage. It's an entertaining film based on a relationship book although you'd never guess other than the voiceover and the 'chapter' headed sections. It follows a group of various couples and others trying to find a relationship as they navigate the difficult (or so the film alleges) task of finding 'the one'. It's not a film to be taken in anyway seriously otherwise you'll spend your time groaning at the films views or actually agreeing wholeheartedly with them and it focuses unashamedly on a reasonably well to do strata of white American society and assumes that everyone in their 20s and 30s is sort of desperate to be in a relationship. It delves into the rights and wrongs of marriage but never goes far enough to be in anyway controversial. So ultimately this is a lightweight, well acted set of stories that is perfectly watchable and at times quite funny. Ginnifer Goodwin plays Gigi who is the focus of the film and its narrator as she tries to understand the signals given by men who converse with her or even date her and inevitably reads them all wrong. She is aided by her workmates who have their own relationship issues. The cast are all on top form and include Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson and Bradley Cooper. A curl up on the sofa with your loved one kinda film, it's fun, bittersweet and gentle.