What's Your Number?

As a fan of romantic comedies and the fact that I'm trying to write one as well, I like to see as many as I can for research.

Some romantic comedies these days have some pretty flimsy premises. This one is based on the idea of a statistic. I'm not sure if the study is true but if a woman has more than 20 lovers then they are less likely to find a long term partner. This would be OK if the writers were able to create something funny out of it. Ally visiting past boyfriends could potentially have been funny but Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden have managed to leave out the laughs from the situation. The other annoying aspect is this fixation writers have at the moment for having a wedding be part of the plot. The lead character seems to always be about to attend the wedding of a friend or relative which is why they have become so fixated on getting a partner. It is becoming very boring and they need to think of something more original.

Anna Faris is one of those actresses that frustrates me. While she has not always been in the best movies, she has shown some potential in being a great actress. But she insists on doing bad movies. I'm not sure if that is her fault or the way Hollywood perceives her. This is one of those films where she is not very good but that is largely due to the poor material. Chris Evans does a decent job in a role where he is mainly there for eye candy. There are some good cameos from actors who play Alley's old boyfriends but there are not enough of them.

A poor romantic comedy that has no comedy. While the premise is slim there looks to be some potential there for funny moments but they were never realised.