Romantic trifle

Rating: 4/10 (8 January 2007)

Trying to be a team player, I went to see this movie with my wife and sister-in-law. I thought I would hate it--not because I hate romantic comedies--but because I find formula boring and tedious. And this film was all formula. Pure product. This movie is all about showing pretty people wearing nice clothes, living in nice surroundings, and making cute small talk. A perfect bore, but will serve as comfort food for many romantic comedy fans. The final moment of the film--the money shot of trifles such as this--shows the two happy couples dancing around in a perfectly furnished living room and it evokes magazine liquor ads. ("Good times. Good friends. Maltsby's Scotch.") This is the most egregious moment in an empty, predictable film that feels more like filmed a J Crew catalog than movie.