Tuesday, April 6, 2010

She's Out Of My League


Meet Kirk (Jay Baruchel, How To Train Your Dragon). He's a pretty geeky guy who works in airport security. Not the tough macho guy kind of security, the wand swiping, metal detector kind. He works with his mates Stainer (T.J Miller, How To Train Your Dragon), Devon (Nate Torrence, Get Smart), Jack (Mike Vogel, Cloverfield) and ex-girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane, Bring It On).
Kirk and Marnie broke up two years ago but Kirk wants to give it another try. Marnie has since moved on and is totally not interested in going out with him again.
One day at work, Kirk has a chance encounter with Molly (Alice Eve, Sex and the City 2). Molly is gorgeous, a 'hard ten'. Unfortunately Kirk's friends have rated him as a five. According to Stainer's Tao of Love, fives and tens don't mix.
Molly accidentally leaves her mobile phone at the airport and Kirk says he will look after it until she gets back. The next day, Molly invites Kirk to a party where he gives her back her phone. The two have date after date and pretty soon they're 'together' and no one can believe it. Marnie gets a tad jealous and tries to win him back. Meanwhile, Kirk's issues with poor self esteem don't do him any favours in the relationship department especially after meeting Molly's ex-boyfriend Cam (Geoff Stults - Happy Town), a pilot who is ridiculously good looking.
First time feature director Jim Field Smith teams up with screenwriting duo John Morris and Sean Anders (Hot Tub Time Machine) in this great film about finding the right person no matter what you're 'ranked' as.
T.J Miller's Stainer is hilarious; his Hall and Oates tribute band 'Adult Education' is superb and his hair is magnificent! There's a scene involving a dog and Kirk's crotch that is a wee bit awkward but I think those dog/crotch scenes are a prerequisite for most flicks these days anyway. I love the chemistry and the banter between Kirk and his mates. The dialogue is really clever and witty. Kirk's family also provide some great moments.
All in all, lots of fun, another great popcorn movie.
Things I learnt: Parents always come home at the most inappropriate of times; always let the dude in the other bowling lane go first; best to leave the manscaping up to the professionals.
Seven out of ten.

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