Rom-Com alert!

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2011)

My problem with this movie is that in my parts it was touted as a breakthrough female comedy, where women lead a raucous comedic existence of their own. Which is pretty far off the mark for a good but conventional rom-com (half romance, half comedy) that was designed to evoke chuckles, and the occasional tender sob, without offending anyone. Probably one positive aspect of the movie's hybrid nature is that it's never at risk of becoming the female version of "The Hangover", on the other hand the romance between wayward Anne and that Irish State Trooper is very bland and sickly. There is lots of comedic talent on board, but it's used very ineffectively. Indeed, the hilarious movie trailer consists mostly of scenes that never made it into the final cut -- why they wasted great scenes must remain the producers' filthy little secret.