It’s been a long time since I liked a movie this much.
A disclaimer is required though- I have a mancrush on Ryan Reynolds. I watched his start in 2 Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place (The girl’s now in the TV show Monk, and don’t know where the other guy is) 10 years ago on ABC and have been a fan ever since.
Reynolds stars as a just divorcing father whose daughter just learned all about sex and wants to know why things are supposedly “complicated” in terms of her parents’ splitting up. As Reynolds stammers and tries to avoid the discussion of why he can’t just fix his marriage so easily, his daughter forces him to tell the story of how he met her mother, a tale that looks at his post-college move to New York and key relationships with three women- a examination of his life and love with the result being his daughter.
Definitely, Maybe is defined as a romantic comedy, but I think it contains a lot less fluff than my stereotype of a Matthew McConaughey/Sandra Bullock/Kate Hudson romantic comedy movie.
Consider it more of a drama in some ways, it’s just a serious movie, a serious look at the father’s life, but with plenty of charming and comedic elements. It’s smart and non formulaic, it feels complex and complicated and mysterious.
My score for it on IMDB, 9/10.
Here’s the trailer:
