Not bad at all.

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2009)

I was surprised that it was getting panned by the critics. I guess most of them like their comedies to be firmly in one category without any suspicious genre mixing. This movie tries to marry romantic comedy with crass male oriented one. I thought that it actually was not that bad at all. The fact that the main male character, played by Gerard Butler, spews lots of crude stuff about men wanting only sex and not wanting gals to behave needy, is nicely balanced in the end, when he himself falls for the Katherine Heigl's character, even though he knows her to be not the natural pleaser and admitted control freak. The plot works because most of the stuff Mike (Butler) spews is for shock entertainment, although it does contain some universal grains of truth. Like men fall in love with their eyes first and only then discover the inner qualities of the ladies. Like no one likes being criticized, especially in the beginning of the relationship. That sex is important. In the end, both main characters are very decent human beings making some silly mistakes (ok, the gal makes most of them, but I am not offended, she found the guy who cared for her despite all the tough talk) and getting in some funny situations. Both have been in the situations the viewers can relate to, being hurt in previous relationships and having tough time finding the right person. It was not the best comedy I have ever seen, but it was highly enjoyable.