Anna Faris is a dynamic comedy star, full of energy and talent, and certainly good looking enough to play leads in romantic comedy, but she never seems to have much luck with them. This had a silly idea so wasn't as much a disappointment as House Bunny (which had a fantastic idea badly muffed), but it was serviceable enough. They never get the rhythm right - there's all these awkward flashbacks to comedy moments, all these support characters are set up who you think are going to be used again but aren't (eg Joel McHale, Heather Burns), they set up possible great comedy scenes then get bored with them (eg Faris joining Chris Evans on stage), Chris Evans struggles without a definite character to play, Faris' idea of a dream job is really stupid and impractical, there's too much time spent on her un-interesting sister. There are some good bits, like a sexy strip basketball scene (spot the body double) and Faris is good even if she's not always photographed flatteringly, you just wish she could get her hands on a really good commercial script and a strong director.
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