I love a good romantic comedy...

Rating: 2/10 (11 December 2006)

...and this ain't it. Wait for a rental...or better yet, a cable viewing.
Don't get me wrong. The performances were fine (with Diaz trailing behind the others), the direction was adequate and the cinematography was lovely. What this movie suffers from is bad writing.
It almost seems silly to complain about the predictability of a romantic comedy because the genre is usually pretty predictable as a whole. Boy meets girls, someone does something stupid or some unforeseeable tragedy threatens their relationship, love conquers all and they live happily ever after.
What makes or breaks a movie in this genre is HOW they go about it. In this case, the story was weak - in believability, romance and the comedy (there was only one good laugh in the whole movie). The set-ups were so transparent that there are no surprises. Everything happens exactly as expected...no twists.
I'd have been angry if I paid to see it.
I rated this movie a 2/10.