Anti romance, anti women, anti American.....anti, anti.....

Rating: 1/10 (29 December 2012)

A lot has been said on this site about the misogyny, the stereotyping etc etc - so I won't add to it - just agree with it.
My point is this.....The film is "actually" the opposite of what it proclaims to be and I have very little doubt that the writer has any idea about romance or understands about relationships. There is much evidence of this in the film and many have been commented in the reviews here.
However, one scene that particularly made me angry was the notion that being in love with your best friends wife is romantic! We're supposed to find the "Bob Dylan" cue card scene cute and endearing. Really, this is the writers idea of romance? Glad I'm not his friend!
The premise of this film is basically this:
1. If you're grieving or have been rejected then:
a) if you're a middle aged man, then "love is all around" in the form of 20 something subservient girls or supermodels b) if you're a middle aged woman then give up and find a hobby like costume design
2. Its OK to "stalk" your best friends wife, as this is romantic and not at all creepy or disloyal
3. American politicians are sleazy, sex obsessed bully's and American girls are tarts!
4. The British are forthright and our accent is irresistible.
Some reviewers have called this a "romantic gem". That's one f***ed up sense of romance!