I am not a great Lake Bell fan but here she is very well cast, although her British accent is a bit suspect, as Nancy. She is on a train, being a bit obnoxious and eating her sandwich sloppily, sitting across from a very nice, polite, and pretty younger woman. The younger woman sizes up Nancy and suggests a self-help book for her. In fact she is so wanting to help Alice she gives her the book she is carrying.
The problem is the younger woman was traveling to meet a blind date, played by 40-something Simon Pegg as Jack. They didn't know what each other looked like but were to each be carrying that book and meet under the train station clock. All Jack knew was her first name and that she was 24, and mutual friend thought they would be good for each other.
The random occurrence is when Nancy wanders under the clock, holding the book, while the intended blind date rushes to the station book stall to buy a replacement. Too late, Jack wanders over, sees Nancy with the subject book, and immediately goes up to his "blind date" and gets things going. They walk away before the intended date shows up with her replacement book.
So this sets up the main of the movie and all the funny situations it brings. First off Jack is thrown off a bit because Nancy didn't exactly look 24, she didn't seem like a Triathlete, and a few other things didn't fit but Jack, being the good sport he is, went with it all.
Of course Nancy eventually tells Jack the truth, and he is of course put off by the deception, but there are a lot of funny things that happen along the way. And in the end Jack and Nancy find that this fraudulent chance meeting might just be the best things that could have happened to each of them.
My wife didn't want to watch this with me, she doesn't particularly care for typical British comedies.
The problem is the younger woman was traveling to meet a blind date, played by 40-something Simon Pegg as Jack. They didn't know what each other looked like but were to each be carrying that book and meet under the train station clock. All Jack knew was her first name and that she was 24, and mutual friend thought they would be good for each other.
The random occurrence is when Nancy wanders under the clock, holding the book, while the intended blind date rushes to the station book stall to buy a replacement. Too late, Jack wanders over, sees Nancy with the subject book, and immediately goes up to his "blind date" and gets things going. They walk away before the intended date shows up with her replacement book.
So this sets up the main of the movie and all the funny situations it brings. First off Jack is thrown off a bit because Nancy didn't exactly look 24, she didn't seem like a Triathlete, and a few other things didn't fit but Jack, being the good sport he is, went with it all.
Of course Nancy eventually tells Jack the truth, and he is of course put off by the deception, but there are a lot of funny things that happen along the way. And in the end Jack and Nancy find that this fraudulent chance meeting might just be the best things that could have happened to each of them.
My wife didn't want to watch this with me, she doesn't particularly care for typical British comedies.