In
every love story, there's only room for one
leading man!
This is an incredibly average
film to me. That, in itself, is disappointing
because there's so much that could have been
done with the premise...and the cinematography
is bright, cheerful and befitting of the theme.
Basically, the cinematography and performance of
That 70's Show's Topher Grace are the highlights
in an otherwise bland, forced comedy that plays
up stereotypes in an unfunny way and generally
gets merely average performances from its leads,
Kate Bosworth and Josh Duhamel.
My big problem here is with the casting of
Bosworth. Her character is meant to be
small-town, innocent and struck by Los Angeles
and celebrity...I never bought into it with her.
From line delivery to facial expression to body
language, this girl was screaming out closeted
slut even in the most innocent of scenes. I
honestly chuckled a couple times over this
issue.
Duhamel is slightly more convincing as Tad
Hamilton, a celebrity trying to improve his
image by hosting the "Win a Date with Tad
Hamilton" contest. The transition was so quick,
however, that it seemed fairly clearly
manipulation and, once again, I never completely
let go and bought into it.
Truly, the saving grace here is Topher
Grace...Even his look radiates smalltown boy
falling in love but unable to say it...He's the
only one here who seems to have truly connected
with the concept of character development, and
he invests himself in this role wonderfully.
Mostly, his scenes are quietly sweet...but they
elevate this film enough to move it into the
average range.
There really are no surprises in this script by
Victor Levin, and the direction by Robert
Luketic adds nothing new to the scenario.
Basically, this is a lightweight, romantic
comedy.
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Written by Richard Propes
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Jacob Hall
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