July 5th in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre. Veteran comedy director David Wain (Role Models & Wanderlust), puts together a rom-com lampoon starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd in the leads as the star crossed lovers that don't start off liking each other but inevitably end up together (as two good looking caucasian leads usually do). This film takes all you favorite rom-com tropes and blows them up. Poehler is a clutzy, quirky small business owner (candy store) and Rudd is a commit-a-phobe corporate suit who works at a candy conglomerate. They each have their "support system, Poehler has her young son, tough as nails older sister and her minority co-worker who offers advice and a shoulder to cry on. Rudd has his directionless younger brother and his culturally diverse friends (the include the single jock stud, dorky white guy and a black guy). There's a great scene where their all shooting hoops together despite the fact that none of them know how to play basketball.
They've each got ex-problems; Rudd's ex, Cobie Smulders cheats on him and Poehler's ex, Jefferey Dean Morgan is controlling and also cheats (we don't see him until the end of the film). Poehler also has an ex-husband, play by Michael Shannon in a nice cameo, who's in prison. But the biggest supporting character is New York City. It was funny to see all the NYC tropes in the film and its mentioned in the opening as Rudd and Poehler explain their story.
This film was predictable but it's supposed to be and there are a lot of laugh out loud moments. There some jokes that go on too long but that wasn't a big deal. The film is only 86 minutes long despite the fact that a few jokes dragged on too long. This was a lot of fun but whether or not you want to spend $10 for a ticket, it may be a matinee option or wait until it hits Redbox.
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