Oftentimes, movies with intersecting storylines don't work well, and this is no exception. There are way too many storylines, and some of them just feel cliched beyond belief. If I had to cut any of them, one would definitely be the storyline with the caterer who tries to meet American girls.
This movie unfortunately also suffers from another issue of movies of its type: romantic comedies usually suck when it comes to the comedy. The laughs are very rare in this movie, and they usually only occur in the Bill Nighy storyline. It makes sense why critics say he stole the show: his character is one of the few good things about this movie.
Also the tagline of this being the ultimate romantic comedy? How pretentious. The tagline seems true if you want ultimate to mean average. I don't think that this movie should be a flat 6.0, but I definitely didn't want to give it a 7. To me it makes sense that IMDb's overall rating were something like 6.8.
This movie unfortunately also suffers from another issue of movies of its type: romantic comedies usually suck when it comes to the comedy. The laughs are very rare in this movie, and they usually only occur in the Bill Nighy storyline. It makes sense why critics say he stole the show: his character is one of the few good things about this movie.
Also the tagline of this being the ultimate romantic comedy? How pretentious. The tagline seems true if you want ultimate to mean average. I don't think that this movie should be a flat 6.0, but I definitely didn't want to give it a 7. To me it makes sense that IMDb's overall rating were something like 6.8.