I only watched this because my wife is pregnant and wanted to see it. A few of my friends had went to see it as their "chick-flick" night out and had told me it wasn't any good so my expectations weren't high.
Thankfully, they were wrong.
I thought this was a witty and well written film, aided on my part by the stunningly good looking Heigl playing the female lead, and with a plethora of funny supporting roles, played notably by the three J's, Jason, Jonah and Jay.
They provide a witty aside and some cringe worthy moments (the pink eye scene just gets worse in the explaining!) but even the straight comedy moments of the awkward interaction between Heigl (Alison) and Seth Rogen (aptly named as Ben Stone) are well acted. The scene in the diner on the morning after the night before shows how well the 2 main characters combine and displays a familiar awkwardness to which I'm sure most of us can relate from some relationship or another.
Overall, some of the parts of the plot are a bit telegraphed and it follows the generic "will-they won't-they" script that fits all rom-coms but this one passes the test of being funny to me and suiting my "missus".
*Worth a visit to rental store and will keep your other half quiet 'til its your turn to choose again*.
Thankfully, they were wrong.
I thought this was a witty and well written film, aided on my part by the stunningly good looking Heigl playing the female lead, and with a plethora of funny supporting roles, played notably by the three J's, Jason, Jonah and Jay.
They provide a witty aside and some cringe worthy moments (the pink eye scene just gets worse in the explaining!) but even the straight comedy moments of the awkward interaction between Heigl (Alison) and Seth Rogen (aptly named as Ben Stone) are well acted. The scene in the diner on the morning after the night before shows how well the 2 main characters combine and displays a familiar awkwardness to which I'm sure most of us can relate from some relationship or another.
Overall, some of the parts of the plot are a bit telegraphed and it follows the generic "will-they won't-they" script that fits all rom-coms but this one passes the test of being funny to me and suiting my "missus".
*Worth a visit to rental store and will keep your other half quiet 'til its your turn to choose again*.