Just a quick note simply because this movie has such a low rating. I watched it because Reese is in it expecting something rather lame according to IMDb but I give it a 9 out of 10 easily. It's an excellent film with great pace, even for such a long film, excellent acting and intelligent script. It's slightly predictable but what love story isn't?I totally do not understand the low rank on IMDb. Reese is super cute, even with her dorky smile with top jaw pulling out like an alien. ha ha. Will watch this again in the future. Hope this review helps someone make a small adjustment to making their afternoon matinée work. he he

A movie packed with good actors and such bad story-writing, it's honestly hard to watch. So basically, the story goes like this: We have this girl, who is an ex-baseball player, depressed over the end of her career & a famous baseball player, who also happens to be a lady-killer. The lady-killer falls in love with the girl, but his approach to love & being in a relationship is (especially in the beginning) rather controversial & selfish. This creates quite a few obstacles for him on his love quest. He tries to change his ways for the girl, he just doesn't know any better, leaving her unsure as to their future. But hey, did I tell you there was another suitor for the girl? Nope? Probably because he's so boring you forget about him before you even stop looking at him. So the other pal, mind you, is a sorry excuse for an ex-CEO of a large company who behaves more like a dollar store manager & who was just fired by his own father (the real deal), after the company has been put under federal investigation for fraud. So basically what does he do throughout the whole movie? Tries to uncover the truth, clean himself from accusations? None of the above. He decides to take these 121min of your life to run away from talking with his father and responsibility (which BTW I'm not saying he is to take, but behaving like a child isn't gonna solve the problem either). The woman he was in love with dumps him straight after she hears of his troubles, which is when he sort of accidentally gets to know the main heroine and instantly falls in love with her. So that's it. Guess who the heroine chooses? The a little too open, yet willing to change baseball relationship underdog who changes his ways for her, or the chickenhead with bad taste for women? Yep, you guessed it, it's the chickenhead. Beats me. I literally bled inside for everything that was wrong about this choice & the plot in general.

I am not a professional critic, but I don't understand why anyone would not love this movie... Coming from a guy's perspective, I always like to have male characters that I connect with, that come across as genuine representatives of our gender as they meet life's challenges; whether they are a self-absorbed playboy like Owen's character, or Rudd's good guy meets ruinous circumstances... if they respond in a way that is honest to real-life, than I am hooked.The acting was wonderful, and the story was delightful. Don't miss this little gem because someone (or a whole bunch of someones) put on tight underwear the day they put their review down on paper.

I found this movie (that's "film" for all you faux elites) well directed and unusually affecting. There was a real connection to the characters and their process of establishing a relationship. I was surprised by the acting of Reese and Owen. For Reese, I have not seen her every work but it is by far the most well acted. For Owen, it not easy to portray a genuinely vacant playboy - well done. This is definitely not your mass produced romantic comedy. The comedy is a bit low key but effective and helps keep you interested. The romance is subtle, much like the real thing in life. All of this is of course is my very humble opinion but I was very pleasantly surprised.