The Story:
Will (Ryan Reynolds) is getting divorced. This of course doesn't sit well with his little girl, Maya (Abigail Breslin) who wants to know about how he met her mom and maybe see what went wrong in the marriage. Fair enough, so Will begins telling her the story of the loves of his life, of which there were three, only he changes their names so that Maya can't figure out which girl happens to be her mom. Will it be college sweetheart Emily (Elizabeth Banks), good friend April (Isla Fisher) or sophisticated Summer (Rachel Weisz)? And by telling the story, can Will learn any lessons and realize that maybe the one he was supposed to end up with is still out there?
Before there was "How I Met Your Mother..."
This movie works, for the most part, as a fun romantic comedy.
I'm not sure what exactly is missing from the movie overall that keeps it from being a must see for me though. While good, it never crosses the threshold and becomes great.
Ryan Reynolds is always a plus for me, and for the most part he is allowed to play his usual charming, wise-cracking self.
His chemistry with his leading ladies varies, but that is a hard enough trick to pull off with one star, let alone three.
About five years have elapsed since I first saw this, so it was pretty much like watching it again for the first time.
I absolutely think the correct choices were made, as even the daughter rules out her real mom in the story. : )
Will's second chance at love is both uplifting and heartbreaking for both characters, and that is a nice change of pace, when they could have made it so much easier on his character.
Glad I got a second chance to revisit this one.
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: No hurry...should be up for it again in about 5 years. : )
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