God damn,
Crazy, Stupid, Love pulled off a hell of a task. It managed to be the biggest pleasant surprise of the entire year so far. I really had little to no interest seeing this film, but it turned out to be a refreshing romantic comedy. This film is filled with laughs, heart, and an authentic feel. A good number of romantic comedies feel phony,
Crazy, Stupid, Love moves away from that genre stereotype. The characters here are completely realistic and you identify with all of them very easily. It also benefits from not having a sickeningly cheesy ending. The only other straight romantic comedy I've seen this year,
No Strings Attached, was a pretty good film, but the ending made want to vomit. Thankfully,
Crazy, Stupid, Love ends on a good note and wraps things up pretty nicely without being overly corny or sweet. The cast here is excellent on top of the writing. There is a lot of talent here on display here and most of them don't even do comedy normally (this was Ryan Gosling's first comedic role and he nailed it.)
Crazy, Stupid, Love was a surprisingly great film. It was hilarious, touching, and real. More romantic comedies need to be in the same vein of this film, this is one of the best I've seen in quite some time.
4/5 Stars
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