Review of Man Up (2015) by Don W — 15 Oct 2016

The only reason I watched this was because of Simon Pegg and I am glad I did watch it! The movie follows a woman who hasn't had any luck in the past few years with relationships and by sheer coincidence she is mistaken for another girl by a man who was supposed to go on a date with the girl that he mistook her for.

And, you guessed it, they do, indeed, "click"! Now, I wasn't expecting that much of the movie and I kept repeating to myself as the movie was beginning "This better be good, Simon Pegg.

" and lo I was not dissapointed. It might sound cheesy by reading the plot, and it really is cheesy, but it's unexpectedly hilarious, as well! The chemistry between the two main actors, and their characters, is great! They really feel like real people and not like they're just reciting their lines for the sake of getting paid.

Speaking of the characters, they're really funny, especially Rory Kinnear (John Clare from Penny Dreadful, by the way) whose character was just magnificent! I was so surprised by his character that I found myself just laughing out loud at how ridiculous he was! The acting is, also, great.

Now, while the plot does suffer from some cliches and all that, it's a highly enjoyable and funny movie that deffinetely will cheer you up! I didn't know what rating I should give this movie, as it was a romantic comedy, and I'm never 100% sure with them, I still decided to give it a 5/5 because I couldn't find any other flaws! I would recommend this movie to romance and comedy fans.