Movie Review: ‘Crazy, Stupid Love’

As I mentioned earlier, a group of friends and I got together last night to enjoy a fun dinner/movie night out and the film du jour (or, nuit, actually) was Crazy, Stupid Love. I have been looking forward to seeing this film for weeks and since I was out of town last weekend, I didn’t get a chance to see it until this weekend. The reviews for the film have been very good, which was encouraging. Alls I knew is that Ryan Gosling had a few shirtless scenes so … I was sold. I am happy to report that the film is fun, funny and deffo a great time.

Firstly, I have to say, I love Emma Stone. She is a really fantastic actress … like, for real. She is such a pleasure to watch in any movie that just love her more and more with every film she does. Secondly, the ensemble cast in this film works really well together. I don’t think there was a weak link at all — right down to the kid actors. The story was really cute … nothing super inventive or novel but just, really well thought out. I did not foresee how the movie was going to end … so that was fun. If I have one complaint, it’s that a whole bunch of stuff happens all at once near the end of the film and everything gets ridiculously complicated at the same time. For me, it was an abrupt slap in the face that I really didn’t like. It felt a little to “jump the shark”y to me but the overall movie is so fun that I can forgive the messy way things get complicated at the end. Ryan Gosling plays a terribly charming character so he is a huge draw … and Steve Carell, who normally bugs me, is really REALLY good in this film. Everyone in our group loved the film … so you and your friends might too. I will say that this isn’t a movie that you HAVE to see on the big screen … but it’s deffo worth your time.