Not Suitable For Children

Australia has not had a good track record with successful romantic comedies. This is not encouraging for someone like me who has written one. However it does not stop people from trying.
For me a good romantic comedy is one where there is a great deal of jeopardy. A good premise where there is a strong chance that the couple in question may not even get together at the end of the film. If they don't then that is even better. Writer Michael Lucas has created a really interesting premise here. A guy who is going to loose his fertility. Normally in these situations it is a woman trying to get pregnant because her biological clock is ticking, so it is refreshing to see a twist on that idea by doing it from a man's perspective. Although in a woman's situation there is a bit more time involved than a few weeks like we have here. With Michael's script director Peter Templeman has made an excellent film. The characters feels very real and so does the situation they are in. The relationships, especially between our lead couple feel real as well with no quirky co-incidences to make them fall in love with each other. They are two friends and one has decided to help the other out. Michael's script is full of many funny scenes as our hero must try to convince a woman to sleep with him to have a baby. My only one minor quibble would be that I'm not sure I fully understood why he was so interested in having a child. I know the finality of the situation means he has to make a quick decision but I would have preferred a bit more of a verbal discussion rather than longing looks at children. The situation does make me wonder how the story would play out if the guy was gay.
I have said before that I admire Ryan Kwanten for coming back to Australia between seasons of 'True Blood' to make movies. This film is not too much of a stretch for Ryan as he is essentially playing an Aussie version of Jason Stackhouse. Here he just doesn't have vampires and other mythical creatures to deal with, so Ryan does an excellent job. His partner here, Sarah Snook is brilliant. She reminds me a lot of Emma Stone, not only in looks but behaviour as well. Sarah is really delightful and brings a realness to her character. Ryan Corr is excellent as the comic relief in the film. He has many funny scenes and is quite good. 

Our reputation for romantic comedies has not been great but this film puts and end to that. I encourage you all to see this if you can.