Shawn's Definitely, Maybe Review

2008 Movie # 31 - Definitely, Maybe

The romantic comedy is the most predictable of all movie genres. Almost all of them are exactly the same but occasionally you get one that stands out from the others. Is this one of them? Kind of, but not really. It's better than a lot of them out there that's for sure, but it's still just a good movie, not a great one. It's certainly not as good as Love Actually (which let's just set things straight right now, I like that fucking movie) but for a romantic comedy it does pretty alright.

The movie has kind of a How I Met Your Mother thing going on in that the movie is being told as a story where you don't know who the daughter's mom is. This does help to make things a little more interesting as it keeps you guessing as to who the mother actually is.

The actors are all generally likable which is pretty much the most important element for a romantic comedy to work. I've always liked Ryan Reynolds and I hope this movie really helps him out in becoming more of a leading actor in future films. Also all 3 of the main girls are good and of course extremely attractive. The movie does kind of hint as to who the main guy ends up with (they seem to be trying to get us to like one of the girls just a little bit more than the other ones) but overall the mystery element of things is good.

For a romantic comedy, the comedy part of it is quite low. There is nothing that really stands out as being particularily comedic throughout the movie. It seems to focus a little more on the drama and romance angles of it. Of course there are a few too many little convieniences like characters running into each other at key moments and various things like that, but it's to be expected in this genre so it's a little easier to let it slide.

Overall I wish I had gone to see this one with the GF on Valentine's Day because I think that situation may have increased my enjoyment of this one. However it's still pretty good so for a romantic comedy, it's worth checking out.

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