Review of Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) by Richard M — 02 Nov 2012

Unlike many romantic comedies, Crazy Stupid Love manages to leave audiences satisfied with a smile.Another predictable comedy with few laughs due to cheesy lines and little relation to the characters is not what we need and thankfully not what you should expect.

One of the main aspects that makes this film so watchable is the acting. All the actors play their parts convincingly and with the right comic uniqueness their character requires. Julianne Moore, not exactly queen of comedy, delivers her lines with perfect comic timing as do those more familiar to comedy such as Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell.

Jonah Bobo playing Robbie and model Analeigh Tipton as Jessica also play their parts so hilariously together as young teen crushing on the innocent babysitter. It is clear characters have been perfectly sketched to make them so diverse in contrast to each other for not just successful comic effect, but also for the audience to relate to the characters which is done with great ease.

Another thing that makes this film so much better than most typical comedies is how unpredictable it was. Throughout the film realistic surprises you would never of expected pop up which is both shocking and comical- its comically shocking.