People don’t seem to know what to expect from this movie. The friend I went with said she didn’t think the movie would be any good based on the name and poster. That’s probably why they did so many advance screenings across the country (especially to colleges) because this movie is actually pretty good and hopefully will benefit from all the positive word of mouth it should get. It was really funny (yet, not hysterically funny like I thought it would be from the previews) and actually came with a story line that was enjoyable. She’s Out Of My League is both a chick flick and an underdog story. Girls are going to love it because it will make them go awwww and guys will like it because it’s funny, has some great eye candy, and will boost their confidence level.
So what is it about? Would you want to watch it? It’s all about relationships, figuring out what the other side is thinking, and the advice (both good and bad) that you get from your friends that shouldn’t be giving it out and really just need some advice for themselves. It follows a guy who’s a 5 on the looks scale – pretty inexperienced in every aspect of life and just going along with whatever happens to happen with him. Oh, and he drives a Neon. He works at an airport where he has an encounter with a 10, a perfect 10 (well, almost perfect). He doesn’t think twice that she’d actually be interested in him, so he just acts like himself and somehow stumbles onto the fact that this perfect girl is digging him. Now that he knows he may have a chance…everything goes wrongs.
His group of airport friends are in disbelief and start giving him advice since he has no idea what he’s doing in the situation at all. It’s kind of the angel and devil on the shoulders theme where some of the advice is good and telling him to keep being true and honest while the other side is telling him he’s not good enough for her and that it’ll never work out. I loved one of the characters who is just the ultimate goody two-shoes. He lives in a world of rainbows and unicorns, but it works for him and the things he says are amazingly funny. The dialogue through this part of the movie is great and there are definitely some lines in there that will be repeated across college campuses and water coolers. There are laugh out loud scenes that will have you on the floor and/or covering your eyes but where most movies sacrifice the plot to do that, this movie keeps it going and ties everything back together well.
There is the cliché of just being yourself and having confidence which is actually more attractive than looks but then it doesn’t succumb to all the clichés where everyone ends up with someone in the end. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good time or a good date. It’s not going to win Oscars for any of the performances, but it’ll entertain almost any crowd.
Tags: Alice Eve, Jay Baruchel, She's Out Of My League
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