Sam (Josh Gad), a budding filmmaker with one film out but still waiting for his big break, is madly in love with his girlfriend Sammy (Kristen Ruhlin), a (so far) small fry actress. She loves him back, but looking at the two of them together, he always feels she's out of his league - which is superficially true at least, she's really good-looking while he's rather out of shape. This feeling grows into insecurity when they meet up with her ex John (Johnny Messner), who's really the total package, muscular body, handsome face and a secure and well-paying job. The thing is, Sammy and John are still really close, they parted amicably on a minor disagreement - and then John asks to move in with them for a few days while he's in LA and offers to pay the rent for the whole month, an offer that they, a filmmaker and an actress, can't really refuse. But of course, Sam feels emasciated. But he does offer Sammy the lead in his next movie, which is a fictionalized version of their relationship. Thing is, his agent Max (Aaron Yoo) has offered the role to superstar Kim Powers (Hilary Duff) behind his back, and she's enthusiastic about it. Of course, casting her would shoot the movie into a whole other orbit than having the virtually unknown Sammy on. And as happy as Sam is about this development, he really doesn't find the courage to tell Sammy ... until of course she tells him she has to go to New York for a two months run on a play and might miss out on making his movie - and now Sam thinks it's a good idea to spring the news about Kim Powers on her. Naturally, Sammy's much less than amused, and the two of them as good as break up. San still wants her back though, but will she be able to forgive him? And there's also always John to consider, who hasn't totally given up on her yet either ...

Charlie Sheen plays a not very considerate version of himself, Debra Jo Rupp and Wayne Knight can be seen as Sam's parents.

A rather cute romantic comedy that works because it doesn't lean too heavily in on genre tropes and has drama at its center that despite the occasional exaggeration feels mostly real. Also, the lead characters are believable as rather ordinary people rather than fairy tale princes and princesses. And a very relatable cast, an amusing but never moronic script and a suitably subtle directorial effort make this a pretty entertaining ride.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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