Definitely, Maybe

Name: Definitely, Maybe
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 14, 2008
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Ryan Reynolds

2008

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DEFINITELY, MAYBE

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2008

Starring: Ryan Reynolds

Summary: Will is a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce whose 10-year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992 as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York fromWill is a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce whose 10-year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992 as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big-city politics. He also recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess which woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl-next-door Emily (Elizabeth Banks)? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April (Isla Fisher)? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...maybe even to find a happy ending. (Universal Studios)… Expand

Director: Adam Brooks

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 112 min

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Empire - Sam Toy

Sweet, funny, simple, entertaining -- everything a good rom-com should be. Definitely... Read full review

The A.V. Club - Scott Tobias

Put simply, the film excels most at not being awful. Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips

Keeps you interested in its characters and isn’t afraid of complicating your sympathies a little. In these dog-day months for romantic comedy, that means a lot. Read full review

Boston Globe - Ty Burr

Maybe writer-director Adam Brooks has made a fluffy Woody Allen pastiche here, but it's arguably more pleasing than anything Allen himself has done lately. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Stephen Farber

The film is far from a complete washout, and this is chiefly a tribute to its immensely attractive and appealing cast. Ryan Reynolds proves to have the stuff of a true leading. man. Read full review

Austin Chronicle - Kimberley Jones

There’s a surprising – and truthful – melancholic undercurrent to Definitely, Maybe – the one commonality between the three women is the heartbreak they induce – but Brooks undermines that truthfulness with a dogmatic insistence upon romantic mythologizing. No maybes about it: The reality is far darker, and more interesting. Read full review

Wall Street Journal - Joe Morgenstern

There's no maybe about its standing as romantic comedy -- definitely bad. Read full review

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GeorgeK.

Feb 26, 2008

Ryan Reynolds is typically plays the roll of a funny character, but in this movie he was more than that. While including his funny one-liners, he was able to make an audience cry with his ability to be serious and romantic. Overall, this movie. compared to the other junk that comes out Ryan Reynolds is typically plays the roll of a funny character, but in this movie he was more than that. While including his funny one-liners, he was able to make an audience cry with his ability to be serious and romantic. Overall, this movie. compared to the other junk that comes out about romantic comedies, is the best one of its kind of the year by far. It would be stupid not to see this movie, but be aware that you will most likely leave the theater in tears it's that touching.… Expand

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RomCom

Jul 18, 2009

The performance of Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher was a thing of beauty. Reynolds is completely relatable while Fisher provided a woman all too easy to fall in love with. Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, and Abigail Breslin provided great support throughout the film. Seeing the end-credits The performance of Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher was a thing of beauty. Reynolds is completely relatable while Fisher provided a woman all too easy to fall in love with. Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, and Abigail Breslin provided great support throughout the film. Seeing the end-credits begin to roll was a grave disappointment.… Expand

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ChadS.

Feb 15, 2008

Political demagoguery, it's in the genes of this seemingly harmless romantic comedy called "Definitely, Maybe", a film that definitely wants to you to join the anti-Hillary army come this November, maybe even before the Democratic nomination for the presidency is wrapped up(the Derek Political demagoguery, it's in the genes of this seemingly harmless romantic comedy called "Definitely, Maybe", a film that definitely wants to you to join the anti-Hillary army come this November, maybe even before the Democratic nomination for the presidency is wrapped up(the Derek Luke character might be a Barack Obama stand-in). Will Hayes(Ryan Reynolds), a campaign worker for Bill Clinton's 1992 nomination bid, comes to work everyday dressed in a suit and tie. Although formal wear isn't a uniform exclusive to the Young Republicans, Will's ignorance of that cultural Zeitgeist that was "grunge" music(he doesn't know who Kurt Cobain is), makes you wonder what he and his friends were listening to during the year punk broke. Red and blue are ubiquitous colors in "Definitely, Maybe", most notably when Will fixes lunch for his daughter Maya(Abigail Breslin). There are two colanders; a red and a blue one, Will chooses the red sieve(he's also a University of Wisconsin grad; red is the dominant school color). Later in the film, Will shouts, "What am I doing here?" while performing the work of a grunt at Clinton headquarters. Most notably, he's the lone Clinton dissenter at a party where the Monica Lewinsky scandal is discussed amongst his former colleagues. Will harps about the lie, the sanctity of the Oval Office, in other words, the same song and dance we heard from conservative pundits like Ann Coulter. His friends would vote again for Bill in a heartbeat(read: they'd vote for Hillary). Not Will; that's because he's too moderate, like Hillary, who often distances herself from the liberal side of her party. "Definitely, Maybe" reminds voters of the moral baggage that Clinton's husband brings to the table, and how the former-first lady is neither true blue nor dead red-right. Where Michael Moore failed, "Definitely, Maybe" was released to persuade potential voters to either vote for the republican candidate, or for Barack Obama, who political analysts believe would have a lesser chance of beating his challenger in the general election.… Expand

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BethW

Feb 16, 2008

I thought this movie was sweet. It was better than most of the other romantic comedies being released lately. It didn't have a completely predictable plot and ending like most others of its genre. Definitely a good date night movie.

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MikeP.

Feb 19, 2008

Good touching movie... Saw it with my girlfriend on v-day.

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thedaywalker

Jun 24, 2017

It's a cozy movie, one to watch on a rainy sunday morning. it's pretty nice, but it makes too many loops and holes to the story. But it's a very satisfying ending that the whole movie was going towards.

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AndyC.

Feb 14, 2008

I go see this movie and what do I get? Well the crappiest movie I have ever seen thats one thing. Definitely Maybe has several issues, one, its title. Definitely Maybe my ass, what does this title have to do with the story huh? And surely enough as a romantic mystery all of the characters I go see this movie and what do I get? Well the crappiest movie I have ever seen thats one thing. Definitely Maybe has several issues, one, its title. Definitely Maybe my ass, what does this title have to do with the story huh? And surely enough as a romantic mystery all of the characters are dull, and the storytelling is weak, VERY weak. It s flimsy, and not even sexy, the guy is so freekin ugly, and the mom plays an absolute terrible performance. Which gives Ryan Reynolds not one chance to succeed either. Its a quirky and incredibly stupid film, it leads nowhere. Whats the point to this story anyway? Nothing in this movie made any sense to me at all. The flashbacks and thematic elements are drearily and gloomily looked at, and I was surely bored right in the instant. What a bag this film was, I have no good remarks to say, this movie sucked and I am never going to see it ever again, nor am I ever going to mention it to anyone, because trust me, it sucked, and it sucked bad.… Expand

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