Rating of
3/4
Anna Faris is Hilarious!
Franz Patrick - wrote on 10/22/08
I was pleasantly surprised with this film. I came into this movie knowing that I’ll like Anna Faris, but I wasn’t convinced that I’ll like the movie because the premise seems a bit early teenager. I imagined it to be as fluffy as cotton candy; that I won’t take anything from it. I was glad to be proven wrong because there were some moments of genuinely touching moments here. Some include the “heart in the head” and “meteor” scenes. Faris and Colin Hanks had some pretty effective (though a bit unusual) chemistry together. They couldn’t be any more opposite but they pulled it off quite well to the point where it was borderline romantic. Meanwhile, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, and Dana Goodman were able to match Faris’ quirks and antics. In fact, each of the supporting characters had something to do even though half of them were still somewhat one-dimensional at the end of the picture. My biggest concern with this movie is that it lost its momentum during its half-way point. Don’t get me wrong–the second part still had its funny moments but it there wasn’t enough laugh-out-loud jokes compared to the first half. I think this would’ve been a superior picture if it had been cut down a bit and had sharper writing in the second half. I say see it because the actors are so earnest in their roles, you’ll forget you’re watching a film you probably have seen before.
