I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I cursed - This movie was EXCELLENT!

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2011)

I put off watching this film until this past weekend because I wasn't sure if it would be worth my money. I was unduly concerned. The film was worth every penny. I might actually go watch it again. The story was heartfelt, moving, entertaining and very well directed and acted. Initially I thought I would be bored by the whole stranger-gives-sad-sap-a-makeover-to-make- him-cool bit but it was done in a very refreshing way. I thought the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell was terrific and they should honestly do another film together.
Emma Stone's scenes with Ryan Gosling were very romantic when I least expected them to be. I thought that the romance angle would be the same old boring stuff but it really wasn't. All around, this movie surprised me. I would definitely recommend people go check it out.