Entertaining and charming at times, but clichéd-riddled and predictable Romantic Comedy

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2011)

I get a kick out of reading the reviews before, but mainly after I see a movie. Especially when I am "against the grain" with a poor review vs. the masses.
How this movie could score a perfect "10" by some is beyond me, but to each his own. It is mostly entertaining, at times charming, and has a couple of great characters ( Corey Stall as Hemingway and Adrien Brody as Dali ). The Paris backdrop is beautiful and the time-travel concept is always fun. But the plot is rather simplistic and the main characters are riddled with clichéd lines and all too common roles.
For starters, Gil and Inez had no business being a couple in the first place, let alone being engaged. And her parents characters could not have been more predictable and over-done. Absolutely no effort to make them interesting. And as one reviewer wrote, I also picked out the girl Gil would end up with, from the moment she appeared on the screen.
The movie is not bad. I would give it 6.5/10, but it is not up to "Match Point" or "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". It just wasn't worth the theatre price. Thank goodness we had dinner just before the show and saved on popcorn and soda!