After paying to watch it I at first regretted not watching the preview as the beginning suggested it just might be too sophomoric and unfunny. But the film actually turned out to be fairly witty and definitely engaging. Yes, it was predictable but the dialogue and scenes were lively enough to make it not matter. To me there was only one major flaw in the movie and that centered on Adam Scott's character of Matthew. First off, he was so unappealing and unattractive, at least to me, that I couldn't understand the attachment of Lainie to him. Why him, and why for so long? Also, to somehow equate Lainie's attachment to Matthew with Jake's philandering really didn't make much sense. But overlooking these discrepancies I was still able to enjoy watching this romantic comedy, just as being able to predict the ending didn't stop me from smiling at it.
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Moviegoer1926 December 2015
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'Sleeping With Other People' is a romantic/sex comedy starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie. It focuses on their relationship and the events and circumstances that force the way they interact to change. I went into this film expecting to get an unoriginal, formulaic rom-com with mildly entertaining humour at the most, and unlikeable characters. But i was pleasantly surprised by this film, now it is no game- changing rom-com but i actually enjoyed watching this almost the whole way through. This movie had the comedy in some capacity, it had the romance, the sex, and a basic plot, but it was the likable characters that tied the whole thing together.
Rom-Com's nowadays seem to recycle the same overused jokes and comedic moments and it just makes for a dreadful movie because you know the punchline before it hits. But here we had multiple pretty funny moments spread throughout the film that got me to laugh quite a few times. There was no moment that got me crying of laughter but a lot of these moments are worth a good laugh because i didn't see them coming. Is it void of bad ineffective jokes? No. It has its misses here and there and it has a few comedic sequences that last for around a minute too long, but i laughed on more occasions than not. One thing i would say is that to me it didn't feel consistently funny, like, there weren't long 20 minute sections where it focused on the humour alone, it switched between romantic and comedic moments constantly, occasionally bringing them together. The romance i did like in this film, i was interested seeing how the scenes with Sudeikis and Brie together played out and also how the scenes played out when they were separated. It was handled well, was balanced well with comedic moments and the big driver for my interest in the romance was the characters.
Jake (Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (Alison Brie) were quite interesting characters and also very likable. They both seemed like fun, lively people and even though they get a little silly here and there, they seem pretty grounded and it helped to keep me interested in the film. Even though the plot was fairly basic, because these characters were interesting and not made dumb just to get some cheap jokes it made the plot seem more unique and different and i really liked that. I would have liked this movie more and given it a higher score if it wasn't for the last 10 minutes or so where i felt the film lost that uniqueness and went all unoriginal. I thought it was finishing off on a strong note until it went for a cliché predictable ending that really annoyed me and did have an affect on my overall enjoyment.
In the end, this was a fairly good romantic comedy. It had a few issues with the comedy but overall it got me to laugh quite a few times throughout, the romantic story was interesting enough and the characters were very likable. Some pacing issues and a crappy ending bring it down but overall it was enjoyable. - 6.1 -
ferguson-69 September 2015Greetings again from the darkness. In 1989, Rob Reiner's WHEN HARRY MET SALLY hit theatres, and many described it as an updated/contemporary version of Woody Allen's 1977 classic ANNIE HALL. It's been 26 years since Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan debated whether guys and girls could be "just" friends, and now writer/director Leslye Headland shows us that same debate continues to this day.
Jason Sudekis ("Saturday Night Live", Horrible Bosses) stars as Jake, and Alison Brie ("Mad Men", "Community") stars as Lainey. These two characters meet in college and promptly lose their virginity to each other. (It takes a little imagination to accept these two thirty-somethings as college kids) Twelve years later, they meet again by happenstance at a meeting for sex addicts. It turns out, Jake's biggest phobia is related to commitment, and he's a womanizer who has mastered the break-up (yep, he slept with your sister). Lainey's issue is commitment as well, only it's her misplaced commitment to a married doctor (Adam Scott) instead of her boyfriend (Adam Brody) that causes problems.
Jake and Lainey quickly pick up their legendary (in their own mind) repartee, and it becomes a friendship comprised of rapid-fire one-liners. Yes, I used the F word to describe their relationship. To protect their platonic bond, they go to the extreme of creating a safe word as an admission/warning if one is feeling overly amorous towards the other it's like a fire hose to extinguish any thoughts not related to being a good buddy.
While Sudekis and Brie are both talented and likable, it's the outdated pop culture references that create such an out-of-place feeling for the viewer. How many thirty-somethings these days reference Bobby Fischer, Anne Sullivan and Madame Butterfly during conversation? And the "Pontiac Aztec" line may be the best line in the movie, but how likely is it to resonate with most audience members? There is certainly no shortage of dialogue committed to laughs, but so much of it seems out of step with the young adults it's clearly targeting.
The obvious comparisons/tributes to WHEN HARRY MET SALLY come in the form of the split screen during a text conversation (in contrast to Harry and Sally's phone chats), and the uncomfortable scene featuring a glass tea bottle is the answer to Sally's infamous diner scene. What's lacking is the intellect and heart so prevalent in the 1989 film. It may be contemporary, but it's missing any subtlety or nuance. Perhaps that's the influence of Producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, both who specialize in laughs over nuance.
Additional support work is provided by Amanda Peet, as Jake's boss and love interest; and Jason Mantzoukas and Andrea Savage, the married couple trying hard to help while delivering the film's best and funniest scenes (the closing credits – wow!). Also contributing are Natasha Lyonne, Margarita Levieva, and Katherine Waterston (as the doctor's wife).
Though they deliver some easy laughs (a good thing), if this movie and Amy Schumer's recent TRAINWRECK are accurate social observations of the times, it's difficult to have much hope for modern day relationships (not really a funny thing). -
Dr_Sagan23 December 2015Let me start by saying, the title is misleading.
You might think that this is about a married couple (or couples) who have a "free" relationship and it is allowed to sleep with other people, have one night stands and so on.
Far from it and far from original, this is the story of 2 students (a "boy" and a "girl") who had a fling back in the days and meet again after 15 years but they are reluctant to begin a relationship between them. They try to stay friends and keep their relationship platonic while they keep denying the physical attraction they have to one another.
So, it is basically a "When Harry met Sally" rip off which tries to implement a more raw "sexual" and comedic style.
Despite the fact that this is rated "R" there is no nudity or vulgarity which makes it a bad decision to rated like that. If nothing else they lose tickets without a cause.
The 2 leads are somehow likable but I wouldn't say that they have a strong chemistry together. The rest of the cast is mostly unsympathetic especially Adam Scott who plays the man-trophy in this.
It is not funny per se. Near the end the things might even be considered dramatic with a scene that seems pointless and out of the blue, just before the obvious (from the start), forced conclusion.
There are some technical problems too. The direction and especially the editing are amateurish especially at the beginning of the movie.
Overall: I understand that there is some hype about this movie and some people are excited to see it (maybe they misunderstood the premise too). But this is overall a sub-par movie, trying to wear the shoes of a rom-com classic. -
Horst_In_Translation8 February 2016"Sleeping with Other People" is an American 100-minute comedy movie from last year, but I would also classify it as drama, even id IMDb does not. there are quite a few serious moments in this one, nothing like life-or-death situations, but we are also talking about the drama genre here, not about a thriller. Anyway, the writer and director is Leslye Headland and this is her new film after "Bachelorette". The main characters are played by Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, notable supporting cast members include Adam Scott and Amanda Peet. They all play their parts well. I was positively surprised by Scott, who was pretty bad in other stuff I have seen him in and looking at Sudeikis' works in the last 5 years, you certainly have to count him among the finest comedy actors currently working. That Golden Globe nomination only seems a matter of time.
Still this film here is 100% about the script. It is really really good in terms of the action and the plot and how it develops. of course, the ending is somewhat predictable throughout the entire film, but that is not a negative criticism at all, especially as, occasionally, it looks as if the two will not come together. Unfortunately, there were some unrealistic moments when it comes to the dialogs between the core characters. Sometimes it is just not the way (these) people (in the movie) would speak. That's a bit of a shame as the film really did not need to try to be particularly smart or hipster during these scenes as it delivers so well with the action, but, oh well, it still is a bit of a letdown in this area.
This is the only major negative aspect though. This is one of the better comedy films of 2015, no doubt about it. I am very much positive that if Headland can work a bit on her conversation writing and step things up in this area, she can make it to become one of Hollywood's finest writers. Judging from her profile picture, she still seems to be very young. One great strength of the film is how likable all the characters are, even if they are definitely far from perfect. Many writers have tried to create flawed characters that the audience would adore and many have failed. Headland has not and that also implies almost all of the minor characters. I applaud her for that. And I recommend "Sleeping with Other People". Certainly a nice film to rent and watch on DVD. Thumbs up. -
subxerogravity17 September 2015Jason was very funny and charming, and he plays a guy most dudes can relate to.
Jason tells the story from a guy's point of view which is something that is not done in chick clicks, but I guess when you're as charming as Sudeikis, you can pull that off.
Plus Alison Brie was the perfect Straight man for Sudeikis's comedy. It's not as laugh out loud as I hoped it would be but it had a few giggles and how the story was laid out made for a very entertaining film.
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speakdane14 December 2015The movie moved in a romantic way with comedy sprinkled throughout it in all the cute ways. I hadn't expected the movie to go in the direction it did and was pleasantly surprised with its ending.
Both main characters were relatable and were interesting to follow as they made their way through learning about what love is and what it could be. I found they were both refreshing with their honesty with one another and made me smile knowing that a movie portrays a man and a woman as someone with sense and fault.
Great movie that i'd recommend to friends. But i'm always a sucker for these type of romantic type movies. It's a, seemingly, well done Romantic Comedy to me. -
morano5585-731-6563429 June 2023This film is funny from the start. Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie are fantastic and have phenomenal chemistry. The cast is amazing, featuring a bunch of comedians before they blew up. The story flows, and the dialogue is interesting. Definitely worth watching. Billy Eichner impressed with his very few lines, and produced some laugh-out-loud humor.
I love the connection that the main characters make in the first moments of the film, and they carry they chemistry throughout until the end. The flow of the film is smooth, and there are very little to no down times, where someone could potentially get bored, or start to lose interest.
I really felt the pain Alison Brie expo ended in living someone that's not available, and not interested in ever prioritizing you in a relationship. Adam Scott did a great job with his character, and it's probably one of his most diverse characters that he's ever played. Especially since he seems to keep it safe with characters that are most likely similar to his real personality, something that so many comedy actors fall back on. -
ekeby17 September 2016I'm a little surprised at all the negative reviews here. It's hard to imagine what the reviewers found missing. Romance? Comedy? Or both? Because I found plenty of each. I will say that I can see how you need to be able to relate to the lifestyles depicted to appreciate the film. Because if you can't, this might as well be about life on Mars.
This is a smart movie. And the concept is pretty original, considering the difficulty of deviating from the restrictions of the genre. The leads are immensely likable and each able to toss off complex comedic riffs with ease. And I very much enjoyed seeing Adam Scott play the heavy. Not easy to portray a dull-as-donuts bad guy, but he pulled it off.
Despite the "truthiness" of the dialog, the movie does share one thing with all romantic comedies: it's a wet dream for the love hungry. Especially for those folks who juggle and struggle with the reality of modern relationships. The lead characters wear a veneer of cynical sophistication that many of us use as protective shields. But, as is expected from a rom-com, the veneer cracks. And we're glad when it does.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, but be warned: it is a movie for grown ups. -
Evanoil28 December 2015The sites and the cast made it look like a simple comedy but beware! its a total romance chick flick. I really thought its gonna be a dumb comedy like We are the millers , i mean i saw that Jason Sudeikis is in it , plus Alison Brie and other cast members made it promising but no , this is romance with some funny moments. I wont say that it was garbage or something but i don't think that the industry needs a movie like that in the next couple of years .The plot is not so original and the clichés even making it worse , from the beginning of the movie i knew exactly what is going to happen and even the good cast couldn't save this awkward film. Its not a family movie and to be honest i think only young and middle aged women will like it.
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katherinegibson-826186 November 2023Well they did it, they made Jason sudeikis unlikable..
The pacing of this movie was so jumbled it felt like they filmed much more and had to cut down a lot, perhaps on the cutting room floor is where the character growth for jake ended up. I can enjoy a morally bankrupt character on occasion but honestly it's baffling that his character didn't seem to learn any lessons yet got his happy ending.
It felt very unnecessary to have him hurt another woman (and her son) and tbh the entire ending felt out of place. There was no real feel good moment and the entire movie left me feeling... Dirty. And not in a fun way. I don't know if that was the intention but either way not something I enjoy in a romcom, maybe in psychological horror.
I will say the cast is stacked and it is a good hate watch but given the lack of comedy and the "romance" leaving you needing second hand therapy it's not something I'd watch again even for the anger release. -
jackgdemoss18 August 2019Jason Sudeikis is dynamite in this raunchy yet surprisingly romantic take on rom-com. If you were to see this film with a group of friends, you would constantly be thinking about what the sheltered friend is thinking as they watch the numerous sex scenes unfold on screen. On the opposite end of the spectrum, it had some of the wittiest dialogue I have seen in years from a movie. The final act wraps everything up nicely and is quite wholesome. Great stuff Sudeikis.
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This is definitely more a movie for women then for men. Nothing wrong with that. Rom-coms are just not my thing. I like comedies where I have to laugh constantly. And with Sleeping with Other People I don't have that. Okay I laughed a couple times but that's not enough for me to rate it as a good movie. It's just okay to watch once and then forget about it. The actors are not bad though. It's just the story that is boring. A lot of sex talk, but not a lot of action. They try too hard to make this movie funny. Maybe hopeless romantics will like this movie and that's the people they targeting with Sleeping with Other People. I'm not one of them so basically it was not my thing.
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circenymeria22 April 2015This is your typical cliché movie. I wanted to leave after 30 minutes of watching it. Boy and girl are friends. Oops, they fall in love, oops. Oh no! They will not be together for some soap opera reason that makes the audience, tired by the same story, let out an underwhelming sigh. The ending drags on and is so, so, so cliché. Alison Brie is a fabulous actress but I found her character the way I find the sound of nails on a chalkboard. Jason Mantzoukas was actually pretty funny, so his scenes were great. Jason Sudeikis was in his typical type of role, so no excitement there. A lot of famous actors, pretty shiny things for audience to get distracted by to forget they've already seen this story a thousand times.
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mounirabbas25 December 2015this movie topped my list for romantic comedy movies list, i really loved it and the chemistry between Jason and Alison was more than i anticipated,really!!. it just must see movie for love believers like myself and of course comedy you gotta put that in the picture. and Jason really surprised me with this movie i watched him in Horrible Bosses and i tried to picture him in some sort of movies and with this one it gave me a whole new perspective about him in every direction. i'm really waiting and hoping for his next amazing project. this dude is a killer indeed! you gotta see this movie ladies and gentleman. P.S: don't mention ur exes Lol
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Reno-Rangan24 September 2016A romance comedy that begins with two people meeting in an unusual circumstance during their college year. Later the story moves forward to the present where their life status was revealed, particularly romantic life and relationship issues. This story seems familiar, but the filmmakers tried narrate it as much as possible from a new angle. So the majority of us know how it all ends, yet watching how the film is to reveal to us all those contents is not quite bad.
This is a different kind of romance film than I thought. There're more about sex than being romantic or emotional. But still nice film with some good performances and length of the film was also good with decent pace. Both the lead actors were quite interesting. They're not as popular as those we see regularly in this kind of theme, but their roles were justified with their fine efforts.
The first half was okay type, but the next half, particularly the last half an hour makes the film at its best. Whatever the opening was, but it ends well. It is not a greatest love story ever told, still enjoyable one. You can blame many things and/or scenes of it, but it entertains on its own way. So I think some people would consider it a good film, but most won't. For me it is an average, maybe a slightly above that. The film is not worth suggesting, even though not a waste of time.
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Gordon-1110 April 2016This film tells the story of a man and a woman, who meet each other again after spending one night together twelve years ago. They form a strictly non physical relationship, yet it's full of chemistry and sexual tension.
"Sleeping with Other People" is a predictable romantic comedy, the kind that you know who will end up with who in the first five minutes. To fill up the screen time, the story is winding. I find myself wondering constantly when they will just get down and just get it done with! The story is a bit slow, fortunately the couple is quite sweet, which makes them pleasant to watch. Overall, it's a film to pass time mindlessly, and I'm likely to forget about it soon. -
wycherleyp-960-4706584 December 2015Im not normally a fan of rom-coms but this flick is pretty good its more or less "when harry meet sally" but updated and more sexual. The story of two sex addicts who become friends and in a funny way try to help each other out with their problems. Jason sudeikis is on top form with his clever one liners and quick come backs and alison brie is brilliant the chemistry between them works, with a decent run time of 96 mins you don't get the feeling there is scenes that are there just to fill time, the comedy is dark, the screens are well shot and there is a nice bonding message in this film. Sleeping with other people is probably the best rom-com film for him and for her.
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george.schmidt24 September 2015SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (2015) **1/2 Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis, Jason Mantzoukas, Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Andrea Savage, Marc Blucas. Brie and Sudeikis shine in this otherwise somewhat tedious romcom as two commitment phones who reunite after a college one-nighter with sex as their common denominator in spite of their obvious love and affection for one another. The too glib and raw screenplay by director Leslye Headland attempts for a 21st century "When Harry Met Sally " but lacks heart despite the tremendous hand-in-hand chemistry between its on screen couple. While it is somewhat refreshing for an adult and frank look at contemporary romance the plotting is all too predictable killing its otherwise spontaneous nature at heart.
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ga_x24 January 2016Let's start by saying, you can't take the title as an accurate representation of this movie. It suits it very well though, just not in a literal sense. Some people didn't like it because they expected an original comedy about open relationships and got a romantic comedy about two emotionally messed up individuals. And if you aren't expecting it to be something else, this movie absolutely nails it.
I know not everyone wants to see a movie about those kind of characters, but I'm really sick of rom-coms about people who have a healthy relationship with sex unless they're a bad guy or someone whose not mean to find love. I thought it was really refreshing to see characters with these issues and the movie was well done. Sure it's a romantic comedy with all the right clichés and cheeky music, and sure the characters aren't relatable to everyone, but for me, it was just perfect. -
icoshimo30 January 2017I expect this movie to be much worse, but it happened to be really good one. Nowadays with that stress from work and the "computer syndrome" the count of the lonely people are really big. There is literally no time for romantic dates and "courtship" especially in the big cities, so everyone just enjoy the "one night stand". And the sad thing is that many woman's are in situation like Lainey's one.
Alison Brie good job on that act, but the golden star goes to Jason Sudeikis. He have a good voice by default and he really get into the role in this one. The support crew was good too, i don't have any complains for them. -
blaberma30 December 2016Someone had the not so bright idea of remaking When Harry Met Sally except in this movie the boy and girl play oingo-boingo in the beginning of the movie and then meet cute years later and the movie goes on and on and on from there.Before watching this movie I liked Jason Sudaekis and now I hope I never meet him in real life or in another movie. Alison Brie starts out gorgeous becomes unappealing and ends up repellent.It is impossible to understand either of the main characters motivation for their actions and their actions and interactions are lewd,crude and ultimately uninteresting. About 45 minutes into the movie I realized I could not hear what the characters were saying to each other but I decided not to turn the sound up because I was not missing anything.Scene after scene made me scratch my head and ask what kind of people act like this and what kind of people write a movie where people act like this.I always allow for poetic license but none of this behavior was interesting or funny or made any sense.If you are getting the idea that I did not like this movie you are 200% correct.
In a movie where 90% of the time is spent talking about sex or showing people having sex there is not one moment in the movie that is sexy.I have watched animals mating on the National Geographic channel that was more interesting and compelling and I cared more about than I did the people in this movie.Not recommended.With extreme prejudice. -
StevePulaski16 January 2016"Pretend this empty bottle of green tea is your vagina." - Jake, Jason Sudeikis
"Looks just like it." - Lainey, Alison Brie
(nearly interrupting her) "Great, let's move on." - Jake, Jason Sudeikis"
Early on-set chemistry between actors in movies is a seriously beautiful thing, especially when it's a chemistry you can see develop from the very first frame in the film. Sleeping with Other People features two delightful performers that I would've never thought have been so charismatic and fun together. The performers in question are Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis, both proved assets to nearly every film they are in, Brie for her constant, easy-going charisma and her strengths at situational and conversational humor, and Sudeikis for affable and impressively mature "manchild" roles, if that makes sense.
The two make Sleeping with Other People, the sophomore effort from Leslye Headland, who directed Bachelorette in 2012, a delightful romantic comedy, one that speaks to the current generation by use of wit, deadpan sarcasm, technological incorporation, and quick-witted banter. Rather than trying too hard to try and illustrate a new kind of relationship between people like Friends with Benefits, or frustrate with its narrative conventions and compliance with incredulous circumstances like Safe Haven, Sleeping with Other People is so simple and genuine that you may overlook how large its impact is.
The film opens in 2002, where a young collegian named Lainey (Alison Brie) creates a scene outside of Jake's (Jason Sudeikis) dorm. When she is about to be kicked out by security, Jake vouches that she is indeed his guest, and the two spend most of the night in his dorm as she states that her plan was to lose her virginity to her teaching assistant Matt (Adam Scott). Jake, who is also a virgin, slams Matt as one of the most boring people on the faces of the Earth, and both him and Lainey end up hitting it off so well that they wind up having sex.
In the present day, we see Lainey break up with her long-term boyfriend after telling him she has been cheating on him. Per her therapist's request, Lainey decides to visit a "love addicts" meeting where she runs into Jake, who is there for his inability to commit. The two wind up reconnecting just in time for Lainey to realize that Matt, who she was cheating with, is getting engaged; both Lainey and Jake decide to serve as one another's personal therapist as they carry out a strictly platonic relationship revolving around discussing sex and learning the process and perks of commitment.
As stated, the bulk of this film relies on the charming and nonchalant chemistry of both Sudeikis and Brie, which is something that consistently works in the film's favor. Both are comedians well-versed and trained in the field of modern comedies, so it's no surprise that when the two get together, Headland's script has them zealously spouting off quick-witted lines filled with subtle humor and sarcastic undertones. Furthermore, this is the kind of language that the target audience speaks in, especially when the subject revolves around love and romantic commitment.
We're approaching a day and age where more and more young people are rejecting the idea of committing to another person or even formally dating. Positives and negatives of that aside, films like Sleeping with Other People are what we need to document such a shift in mindset. This is a film that doesn't condescend the already disenfranchised demographic when it comes to assertions of them "getting serious" with one another, or the lack of ability to do so, nor does it feel like this was a film made by outsiders looking in, thinking they know how the newer generations operate without really knowing how they operate. Headland does a wonderful job at conveying a sense of maturity and restraint in her script, even when situations call for Jake showing Lainey how to masturbate using an empty bottle of green tea.
Quoted above is a line that perfectly summarizes the humor in this film, not in terms of content, but in terms of zealous energy and conversational wit. Sudeikis and Brie are so used to commanding the screen in their films, regardless of whether or not they have a starring or supporting role, that it's almost as if they cannot help but exhaust all their comedic abilities in this particular film. The result, coupled with the recurring themes of this generation's approach to love and relationships, is refreshing and uncommonly fun, especially given how laidback this film constantly feels.
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Sleeping with Other People seems like a reverse Friends with Benefits along with an updated When Harry Met Sally....But I think some reviewers have been a bit hard on the film. After all, it didn't have to have a happy ending.
In fact, a happy ending is what saved it from being a waste of time, instead a light and bemusing enjoyable flick. This was due to good chemistry laden performances from Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis as a star crossed couple who were meant to be together, but took more than a decade to realise it.
The film co stars Amanda Peet, whose earlier film A Lot Like Love, with Ashton Kutcher, could have been a template for this one. My main criticism is the film didn't adhere to Billy Crystal's rule: Men and women can't just be friends, because the sex thing always gets in the way. -
I am a huge fan of Jason Sudeikis and I was confident that he would choose material that was original so I decided to invest in this film without researching it. What a disappointment. First of all, it is the exact formulaic premise that we have all watched for the past 40 years. You know the type..."I am in my 30's and life is so complex/Sex makes everything so complicated/I just can't grow up/Nobody understands me". Secondarily, in order to be plausible, you have to believe that Jason Sudeikis can pull of being a womanizer. As I said, I am a huge fan but I think it is too big of a stretch for him to pull that off. The actors all did their jobs bringing mediocre material to almost watchable but in the end, it's just another romantic comedy about a guy and girl who love each other but aren't together for whatever implausible reason. I am not sure how these mediocre scripts continue to get funded.