I had mixed feelings after viewing this: on one hand, it was light and entertaining, but on the other hand it was, like many romantic comedies, based almost wholly on deception. The girl was deceiving her father, the guy was deceiving the girls' father; father pretends to be of noble character and trashes new employer, who is (suprise, surprise) deceitful; father deceives old client (he answers a question dishonestly in order to win back a block of business). And I totally did NOT understand the whole sex thing ... what in the world was THAT about? Girl meets boy. Girls spends 20 minutes with boy. Boy declares girl is the answer to all his problems and he has NEVER met ANYONE like her in his LIFE. (Oh, puhleeeeeeeese.) Girl seduces boy. Boy finds true love. Girl dumps boy. WHAT? Who was this part of the plot line written for? Twelve year olds? It honestly would have been a decent plot line without some of the deception and all of the sex. I liked the part about Quaid being a mentor to this kid who had a non-traditional childhood and was struggling to find his way in the world. Quaid puts his own personal hurt aside in order to help out a young guy who's constructed a cocky exterior to cover up some hurts and vulnerabilities. That was touching, and Quaid played it very well.
And Scarlett Johansen ... who in the world is she? She has about as much passion as a paper clip. It seems to me that the new Hollywood is churning out actors who are so determined not to overact that they are underacting. Or un-acting. I dunno.
And Scarlett Johansen ... who in the world is she? She has about as much passion as a paper clip. It seems to me that the new Hollywood is churning out actors who are so determined not to overact that they are underacting. Or un-acting. I dunno.