Finally got to watch the movie which Ipoh decided in her own wisdom to not show. On a scale of 1 to 5 for a romantic comedy, I'll give it 3.5/5.
The Plus:
There weren't any chummy cheesy fairy tale love story. That really allowed me as an audience to relate better to the movie. Not to forget the star studded cast. Even if the plot was crappy I think it was worth paying to watch the stars =\. Best part though, was how the scriptwriter intertwine the lives of all the characters in the movie, demonstrating how they cross paths at the ending which really did the trick.
The Minus:
HOW DID THEY CAST TAYLOR SWIFT TO BE A BIMBO CONTROL FREAK?!! I was really expecting some average school girl like how she was depicted in her You Belong With Me video kind of character who stumbles upon love in high school. Instead she's this showy, lowbrow dancer (note not cheerleader) doing her bimbo dance every other time during her TV interview in her scene, not forgetting how she likes sticking her tongue down Lautner's throat too. Comedy wasn't exceptionally great, but it wasn't lame or banal. I was perpetually entertained by it.
There were some messages from the movie which really rang through. When you love someone you really love them warts and all, not only for their likeable traits. Valentine's Day isn't all about romantic love alone, it's a celebration for any form of love: friendship and also parental. And to cohabitate or get married? I think it's cohabitation from what I perceive. Ultimately, two is always better than one, was what the movie was essentially about.
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