This couple is not The Reel Thing

Rating: 3/10 (12 February 2011)

Reel Thing Rating: 1 out of 5 Reels
Since our job is to rate the lifelong relationship potential of Adam and Emma, we won't waste our time telling you how unbelievably contrived we thought this movie was. The whole thing felt like a much less charming version of A Lot Like Love. But again, our job is to rate the couple, not the movie, so we won't say anything at all.
Adam and Emma first meet as young teens at summer camp, and then have repeat collisions over the next few years. Their final encounter happens when both are well into their twenties and their careers and living in LA. After learning one day that his father has been dating his ex-girlfriend, Adam gets incredibly drunk and wakes up the next morning on Emma's couch, with no knowledge of how he got there. Emma takes him into her room where the two share an intimate moment together and then decide, mostly at Emma's insistence, on a "no strings attached" physical relationship. Unsurprisingly it is not long before they begin to have feelings for each other, despite the fact that they both try to deny it. Or to be more precise, Emma insists that they not have feelings for each other, and Adam feels compelled to go along with the charade.
We can't see much potential here for these two, and not just because of their attempts to convince themselves that they don't care for each other. Thousands before them have tried and failed to convince themselves of the same thing. We simply see no chemistry here, and no basis for a long lasting connection. Because of their feigned lack of feeling there has never been a discussion of their likes or dislikes, their values, or their future plans or dreams. So we have no grounds on which to judge their compatibility. In addition we don't think they are ready for a real commitment. Emma may be a doctor, but she's extremely emotionally immature. The sex seems to be good for both of them but you have yet to convince us that's a solid foundation.
We'd love to tell you these two are The Reel Thing, but we'd just be stringing you along.
Visit www.reel-couples.com to rate this couple.