Playing it Cool

Crappy. Why would so many big stars sign on for this?

There’s a neat visual concept of representing love as a broken film noir detective, also the banter between leads is delicious. BUT. Vibe is brought down by a somewhat dislikable lead and his apparent incompatibility with the love interest. It doesn’t feel like they deserve a happy ending after all the morally questionable choices they make and how horribly they treat other people and each other. And that’s the selling point why the audience should think they deserve each other.

Kinda messy, and the attempt at being a different for a rom com didn't make it that different. Is this all about screenwriters self-inserts self pleasuring themselves by saying they're so quirky? The acting was mostly good, but the cast is distracting because it makes you wonder if there was some contract of favour forcing many of the actors to do this.

Days later I completely forgot we even watched it. It was that forgettable.

With her natural confident acting Michelle Monaghan felt genuine & was adorable. Aubry Plaza is odd. Chris Evans was mostly enjoyable in the lead role. The rest of the supporting cast was entertaining. A few strange scenes, such as the role reversal bit. Some humorous moments. I enjoyed the banter between the friends. The love story was stretched a bit thin & he seemed at times to be a stalker. Also, the tension between them at the end felt forced. Good production quality. Mostly good dialog.

very good movie

A somewhat funny, and somewhat meta, romantic comedy that wishes it was smarter and more insightful than it actually is. Good performances, some decent humor, and it thankfully doesn't last too long. Not great, but you can do way worse.

genuinely funny, the wishy-washy story line adds to the feel of the film.