01. Okay, this movie? Is not nearly as bad as all the reviews are saying it is. It’s not brilliant by any stretch of the imagination, but for what it is it’s still relatively enjoyable. It’s not like the jokes were falling flat all over the place or anything, despite a few cringe-worthy puns. I gave it two stars because I don’t believe in half-stars, but if perchance I did believe in half-stars, it would get two-and-a-half.
02. JKras had a scene where he had to deliver the worst euphemisms for sex ever. I was so embarrassed for him that I can’t even remember what the lines were. I know one involved both the words “pickle” and “tickle”, except when I hear those words used together, I can only think of Jon Lovitz in A League Of Their Own talking about how he’s going to go home and give his wife a little pickle tickle. :/
03. I would have gone to see this movie regardless because I really like Mandy Moore (!), but when I found out JKras was in this I had double the reason to see it. Naturally, he was freaking ADORABLE in this. His character, Ben, was basically Jim Halpert On A Good Day, so while obviously it’s not much of a stretch for JKras to play this type of character, one can never ever complain about seeing a giant Jim Halpert on screen for ninety minutes straight. He was so adorable that when he and Mandy Moore predictably split and call off the wedding just hours before it’s set to happen, you kind of think “Okay, girl, what is going through your head?” Then again, I tend to have more sympathy for his type of characters in films than I do for her types of characters in films. I love these women who do ridiculously suffocating and obnoxious things in movies and then act surprised when the guys they’re with silently tolerate it before completely freaking out. I kind of want to have millions of his babies, but this is hardly news.
04. JKras and MMoo (er, that doesn’t work as well) are a freaking cute couple and onscreen they have a real comfortable feel to them. If they dated in real life and had millions of babies, I would approve. The two of them together is what saved this movie from being totally horrible.
05. The creepy robot babies are not amusing.
06. Fandom crossovers abound in this movie because of all the other Office cast members who show up. When Ben’s best friend’s wife is yammering at him, all I could think was “THIS ISN’T KELLY KAPOOR STORY HOUR!” Later on they end up in Jamaica and, yes, they go to a Sandals resort, so I had the voice of Michael Scott running through my head saying “At Sandals Jamaica, whenever anyone says ‘Hey Mon’, you say ‘Hey Mon’!” … followed by Miss Pamela Beesly going “It’s kind of an impoverished country.” LKASJDKLJ * LOVES THAT SHOW *
07. Sorry, I love that kid who played Reverend Frank’s protege, the one who was also in Nancy Drew. I think that’s a role I would have normally hated, but I find that kid really amusing and I like the way he delivers his lines.
08. Robin Williams was relatively restrained in this. I think they’re writing really boring roles for him now because everyone is so sick of his overly enthusiastic approach to comedy. It’s a little disappointing.
09. I don’t understand why the film started with Reverend Frank talking to the camera as if he was incredibly cognisant that it was there, with him narrating the story of Sadie and Ben, only to completely drop that schtick five minutes into the movie. I did kind of find the whole “relationship highlights” version of Ben and Sadie’s relationship kind of cute, though.
10. I’m probably ovulating, so I might be giving this movie more credit than it’s worth. « It’s points like this that truly illustrate why I would never actually be a legitimate movie critic.
11. Apparently JKRas’ parents in the film are JKras’ parents in real life, how fun!