1. VijayS.

   9

   It's a nice love story.

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2. hoops2448

   7

   A Lot Like Love could have been a generic Rom-Com but it has two things going for it and those two things are its talented leads Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet. The story isn’t that unique but it does avoid the usual potholes that sink lesser Rom Coms. The story follows two pretty young things (Peet and Kutcher) who meet on a plane to New York an get ‘acquainted’. They spend the day together in the city and then part ways. The rest of the film follows the times they reconnect to discover where each other’s lives are. It’s similar to One Day but unlike One Day it doesn’t feel like an incomplete story because the moments of their lives we do see do progress the story of their relationship, not their lives apart which was One Day’s major flaw. There are some problems with there being some unnecessary side stories such as Peet’s characters friend problems that add to the run time but not much more but the moments when Peet and Kutcher are together (or on the phone) are both well written and acted with the two sharing very real chemistry which is helped by the very real writing. The film does suffer due to its reliance on the conventional grand gesture ending, this time slightly subverted but still equally as ridiculous. It’s a convention that we have Cameron Crowe and John Hughes to blame for but at least in films like Pretty In Pink and Say Anything it felt real and powerful whereas in modern films it has become lazy and predictable. The film is a little slow in the middle with a nappy storyline (yes, you read that right) that goes on far too long but overall it is an endearing love story that is at times funny, emotional and dare I say it, adorable.… Expand

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3. FelixQ.

   3

   Being one of those people who can sit back and enjoy a predictable, popcorn type movie without much worrying about plot and just enjoying it for what it is, I hated this one. Something about this movie just rubbed me the wrong way- with sandpaper. It's not a terrible concept (althought it does test your patience) and the writing is passable. It could've been wittier, it could've used a few more 'smart' laughs. Actually, I think the thing that put me off this one is the casting (and even the writing) of the two main characters. Ashton Kutcher I can handle- Just Married was nice, I actually like him paired with Brittany Murphy. He seems to be slowly heading for the dreaded funk that so many romantic/comedy lead men have fallen into- he's playing the same character in every movie. Steve Martin did this for years, but he had the advantage of some of the best scripts and characters ever created in the genre. Somehow, Ashton's Kelso character in That 70's Show had more definition than this role. But Amanda Peet grinds on my nerves like no one else can. There's an inherent smarm factor in her that makes her unstomachable to me, and it overpowers the movie itself. Movies that she has been in that I've liked, I've liked in spite of her because the quality of the rest of the cast and the script have pulled it up. (Something's gotta Give, Igby Goes Down) This movie had none of that charm, but could've worked with two leads who actually had some chemistry and a few re-writes by someone like Kevin Smith.… Expand

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