A reasonably amusing romantic comedy

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2009)

I found this to be a reasonably amusing romantic comedy. Jason Segel's comedic oeuvre seems to be finding himself in utterly humiliating situations, and proceeding through with that hangdog expression, and that's what he does here. Some of the stuff works better than others, like his self-abnegating song, and the Dracula puppet musical. Others, not so much. Russel Brand as the totally self-absorbed rock star was pretty funny, too. Kristen Bell looked good, and did her not-terribly-likable role pretty well. The show-stealing was done by Mila Kunis, with whom I am not familiar. Her fresh prettiness was perfect for her role, which she nailed. Overall it was an OK film, not great, but pretty decent.