She's Out of My League tells the tale of a tall, skinny, socially awkward dork (Jay Baruchel) who's still hung up on his ex girlfriend who left him two years ago. One day while working at the airport a total babe (Alice Eve) wanders through. Baruchel is the only man in the airport who doesn't drool over her, one things leads to another, and they start dating.
I'll cut to the chase, this movie was hilarious! Probably since The Hangover I haven't laughed as hard in a theatre. There's lots of clever dialogue, funny characters who all work well with each other, some excellent awkward comedy (there's this ball-shaving scene that had me squirming in my seat), and a different take on the standard Beauty and the Beast plotline.
Overall I give She's Out of My League:
8/10
It gains points for being hilarious, having a well-cast crew filled with people you don't normally see in leading roles, and making me wanting more after it was done.
It loses points for losing steam here and there. A few parts just seemed to drag, or too much time was spent on topics that weren't that interesting. Another thing that I thought was odd, was that the story delved only so far into the lives of the secondary characters. Enough for you to root for them and care about them, but then none of them got any closure by the end of the movie. Literally none. Following the movie I was discussing it with a friend and we agreed that we were hoping to see more about this person or that person.
Altogether though, She's Out of my League is definitely worth seeing!
2 comments:
We're buying this when it comes on DVD for the uncut gag reel. SO STOKED. What an awesome movie!
It is simply matchless theme :)
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