this is not my idea of a romantic comedy

Rating: 4/10 (15 October 2009)

This mess of a movie stars Sandra Bullock looking every bit of her 40 plus years. Ryan Reynolds looking & acting much younger than his 30 plus years have zero chemistry as a romantic team.
'Tis a pity because both are talented performers.
Here they are done in by first time screenwriter Pete Chiarelli, let us up he improves. Anne Fletcher misdirected. The rest of cast includes Craig T.Nelson & Mary Steenbergen as Ryan'parents, They are OK in thankless roles. Betty White is his Grandmother,she is not as good as others said she was.
The major action supposedly takes place in Sitka Alaska, It is very obvious it is not Alaska. It was made in Rhode Island & Massechussets.
It may have been more believable if it was made on studio sets.
There is a puppy-dog in a few scenes,I wonder it it was a real dog or digital effects,It did not seem real.
This story has been done in many forms already,I would not have minded if it was funny like some 'rom-coms' of the past.
It is also way, way too long 105 minutes is about 20 minutes longer than it should have been.
Ratings: ** (out of 4) 53 points(out of 100) IMDb 4 (out of 10)