Ted is determined to find Mary, the lost love of his life.

Rating: Null/10 (16 March 2010)

Ted (Ben Stiller) and Mary (Cameron Diaz) are wonderful in this romantic comedy. After having a horrific prom date with Mary in high school, Ted wants to find Mary by hiring private investigator Pat Healy (Matt Dillon). After Healy discovers where Mary is at, he takes a special interest in her for himself.
Ted is determined to find Mary, the lost love of his life. He never gives up on winning her over. Years later, Ted discovers that Mary is in Miami, only to find out from Healy that she is not the same girl that he knew in high school. Ted is convinced by Dom to travel to Miami and see for his self. Healy is already two steps ahead of Ted trying to trick Mary into liking him. Mary's good friend, Tucker, is suspicious of Healy and decides to complicate things between the two. As Ted and Dom arrive in Miami, they spot Mary and Healy kissing in front of a building. Warren, Mary's brother, sees Ted hiding behind a tree. After Healy leaves, Dom calls out Mary's name for her to look in their direction. Once Ted and Mary notice one another, they pick up where they left off 13 years ago. Healy and Tucker try to corrupt their relationship, only to find out that there is a huge love circle with Mary in the middle.
As the love circle unfolds, Ted, Dom, Healy, Tucker, and Brett all have the same thing in common, Mary! Healy thinks Mary should make a choice on who she wants, but Ted feels she should be with Brett because she was misinformed by Tucker about him in the past. Ted leaves feeling sad and lonely, only to discover that Mary truly wants him in the end.
The motif here was everyone did whatever it took to get closer to Mary. They all took turns being deceitful with Mary, just to persuade her to be with them. This movie mainly used high-key lighting. High-key lighting is more suitable for comic movies like this one.
In the end, Ted was able to get Mary with his true and genuine kindness. Mary was attracted to Ted in high school. There love was meant to be. Ted never realized that he did not have to do much to convince Mary that they were right for one another.