There are also some of the more ridiculous elements that plague many romantic comedies. Eddie and Jane live in a cavernous loft in New York that surely must cost much more than the two combined would make in a long time. The explanation given is lame. Unnecessary narration by Judd and bothersome title cards also get in the way of things. The story takes all the prerequisite twists and turns, plotwise and emotionally.
Girl meets boy and is happy.
Girl loses boy and is sad. Girl almost gets together with boy and is happy then sad. Girl meets other boy and discovers she is really happy. Every romantic comedy has a gimmick. Jane refers to them constantly and then compares them to the actions she observes in men.