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| Stars: | Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher |
| Director: | Tom Vaughan |
| Genre: | Romantic comedy |
| Story: | Two very different people encounter problems in their personal lives. In an effort to escape sadness, both decide to travel to the City of Sin, Las Vegas, where they meet due to an error in their hotel accommodations, which force them to share a room. After a night of heavy drinking and partying, they find themselves married to each other. While they agree that the union is a mistake, they argue as to who should dump whom. In a twist of fate, however, they win a $3M jackpot money, but neither wants to let go of their share. When they finally brought the matter to court, the judge ruled that they must try to work out their marriage for 6 months before applying for divorce and settling the financial dispute. As they cohabitate, both devise plans to wreck the marriage to get the money in full. However, in the course of their relationship, they find out things about each other which make them fall in love. |
| Rating: | 3 / 5 |
The movie is not that bad. It's actually quite funny. Kutcher's antics (highly reminiscent of his Kelso role in "That 70's Show"... but then again, in what role is he very different from the aforementioned character?) elicited a number of laugh-out-loud moments. The script was written well enough not to be overly cheesy or trying hard. Truly, the main weakness of the movie is its predictability.
So you may argue, "well, what do you expect? It's a freakin' romantic comedy after all." Well, there is that. You cannot really expect to be blown away by the movie precisely because most romance comedies follow a certain formula. Boy and Girl are worlds apart in personality, they meet, they fight, they love, blah, blah, blah... However, what really irks me is that there wasn't even an attempt to transcend this limitation. The director and all the others behind the movie settled for a B-movie that's probably better seen on pirated DVD.
Another thing that I noticed was that, there must have been a slight miscast. Cameron Diaz looks like Ashton Kutcher's mother in the film. No longer can make-up cover the lines and blemishes that plague her face. She simply looks too old for the role. Admittedly, she does an OK job acting-wise (well, she could only do so much for such an underdeveloped character), but the physical characteristics no longer match the role. It would have been better if it were played by a matured-looking Anne Hathaway (like her role in "Brokeback Mountain"). Cameron must realize that she is long past "There's Something About Mary" and "Charlie's Angels," and must start taking more serious, challenging roles.
Would I recommend this film to my friends? Probably not, unless he/she is currently (and sickeningly) in love, which may then alter his/her disposition on predictable romantic comedies. It's better to watch this movie through a 12-in-1 DVD than a 140-peso cinema.
