So much so, he calls Abby for a date. Then, Brian, wanting to recognize her, asks what she looks like and she does the only thing that seems logical to her. No use keeping that date, only Brian isnt put off by being stood-up. The relationship blossoms and stagnates and blossoms again as Brian becomes enamored of the real Abby without knowing it. This, the audience recognizes, is both romantic and headed for certain disaster.
Society is tough on women in terms of attractiveness.
Abbys belief about herself drives most of this story and complicates not only her attraction to Brian but her relationship with Noelle. Marvelously done, this film is charming and filled with many truthful observations. And this truth, though not empirical, holds a key to much more than the theory of relativity. And when we get down to it, understanding the key to relationship is just as critical and much more difficult than the truth of what makes the universe work. Just ask Abby, Brian and Noelle.