I adored this. Simon Pegg talks a lot which is awesome because I do think I'd leave my husband for him and I'd hate to go to all that divorce stuff for a guy with no conversation. Lake Bell who I love has a great accent which helps and is genuinely likeable for an American playing a Brit. Well done you. All in all, yes it's got a montage but it's a montage that makes you wish you were on that date....not like a Rocky montage that makes you grateful you're not a boxer. I score it slightly less for Nancy's dreadful jumper. A happy thumbs up all round.

This has a familiar feel to it and a few of Richard Curtis's romantic comedy tricks turn up, but it is actually sufficiently original and different. The characters are believable and the two leads are excellent, although some of the scenarios seem extreme. But then it's a romantic comedy. It works well and delivers a result which could have happened. London is used as a backdrop and the South Bank features, which was one aspect which made me think of Richard Curtis (he used the South Bank in 4 Weddings and a Funeral). Rory Kinnear is hilarious and scary but ultimately plays an important role.An entertaining and funny film, quite short and punchy, with likable characters.

This is normally absolutely not the kind of movies I would go for. But you've got to give the wife something sometimes. And she likes her rom-coms every now and then. And if I'm honest I had a couple of laughs with Man Up. This Britisch rom-com is way better then the usual American ones with their forced humor. Okay the story is like what you expected to be. From the first minute you know the desperate single girl will find her companion for life and it doesn't really matter. With those kind of movies you know there will be some drama but in the end it will all end well. That's not even a spoiler because all rom-coms end like that. The thing that worked in this movie was the interaction between Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. It was funny to watch. And also the couple lines Rory Kinnear had. All in all I enjoyed watching Man Up, more then I thought I would.

A woman, having trouble finding love, inadvertently steals a blind date from a woman she meets on train. As is starts off quite well she runs with it.I found the sum of this film to be completely middle of the road. Lake is great and Simon Peggy has some funny moments. Together they make an interesting couple.But for every funny moment that works there is one that doesn't. To prop up the flagging comedy a jester character is slipped in for some wacky antics. This worked in the sixties for Carry On films, but I think we have moved on since then.We spent the whole movie saying we would give it ten more minutes before switching off, there was just enough content to make it to the end credits.