Such a frustrating disappointment

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

A romantic comedy with a slight Bollywood twist more for the fact that it features Indian characters in a more three dimensional way which is something Hollywood does not do often enough.Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) a firefighter wants to teach radio host and love counsellor Dr Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) a lesson when she unwittingly got his fiancé to break up with him. Sullivan gets his neighbour Ajay to hack into the public record office and gets him married to Lloyd which causes consternation to her as he plans to get married to her perfect man Richard (Colin Firth.)Lloyd meets up with the more rough, ready but happy go lucky Sullivan for an annulment but slowly both fall for each other due to some mixed up scenarios.The film has enough of an unusual setting, some good charm between the two leads to make it work even though its slightly contrived. Colin Firth is rather wasted in a difficult spike in the wheel role, but I guess its one of the last rom-com's he made before his best actor Oscar win. Look out for support from some veteran character actors.

Uma Thurman is sweet and funny, vulnerable and lovably flustered at times as a radio relationship advice host. She thinks she has relationships all figured out, not only those of the folks who call in to her show, but her own relationships as well. But oh, how wrong she is, not just about her upcoming marriage but about other people in her life as well.Colin Firth as Richard is not putting his all into the performance, but then his character is supposed to be rather bland.The chemistry between Uma's character and the fireman was sweet, and believable. He was a bit clumsy but well able to laugh at himself. His good heart and attachment to his friends came through in many small ways, and you knew he was basically a good man.The modern woman with the ideal man and the sensible wedding all lined up (until someone else enters the picture) is a well-used plot but that doesn't stop this movie from having unexpected twists and charms along the way. I found it well worth the evening of relaxing in front of the TV.

Even good actors can waste their talent in mediocre movies. There's nothing new here that hasn't already been done. The typical New York City backdrop with wall to wall happy music and phony characters no one can relate to in the real world. I'm not even a writer and I could slap together this plot every day. It's kind of like the movie you settle for when the one you really wanted to see is either sold or rented out or being shown at the wrong time. To me the real star is New York as presented via Hollywood style and to draw in tourists. But polished sets and happy music doesn't prevent you from getting bored, uninterested and hoping for a sudden power outage. Maybe it's time we give these movies a well-deserved break and try something really new and not just an update of the New York City skyline set to a romance comedy. Glad I waited for an on-line service to show it, even then I wanted to walk out.

I almost deleted the recording of this movie after reading some reviews here, but of course I didn't and just finished watching it. Maybe because I went in with such low expectations, but I really enjoyed this movie for what it is - slightly screwball romantic comedy. I do consider myself somewhat of a romantic comedy aficionado as its my favorite genre of movies (I know, embarrassing). Here is my answer to some of the criticism that I read.THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS:How could Patrick just walk away from the woman he was supposed to marry (Sofia) and never look back? By the end of the movie we find out that Patrick met Sofia during a fire rescue which after carrying her 15 flights to safety he then sat by her bedside for 15 hours until she woke up. So let me get this straight, Sofia breaks off her wedding with Patrick why? Because he was a hero who rescued her? A decent guy who isn't a philanderer, an alcoholic, drug user,gambler but simply a guy who failed in a stupid compatibility test that she took in some book? She deserved to be walked away from without another look back. She was not worth the paper the wedding invitations were printed on.How could Dr. Emma jilt her wonderful perfect boyfriend Richard? It appeared to me that Richard was much more concerned with Emma's impact on his career. There was NO sexual chemistry there at all. In the early scene where he wakes her up TO READ THE BOOK REVIEW you can tell she doesn't want him to want to try and have sex with her. When she tells him she isn't sure about marrying him he tells her he isn't going to talk her into it. A man who loves you passionately would fight passionately.When Emma goes back to Richard to tell him she will marry him they hug. No lips, just a hug. Spending the rest of your life with someone without physical attraction is a battle waiting to be lost. When he tells her to find happiness at the end you can tell these are 2 people who really care about each other without that sexual pull that keeps many couples together. Emma and Richard's relationship felt like brother and sister. Marrying someone that you don't have passion for is not doing anyone any favors. Everyone deserves to be married to someone who is physically attracted to them and to show it. I LOVE LOVE Colin Firth, but as far as animal sex appeal the actor who played Patrick was all man...my god a firefighter to boot! Dr. Emma And Patrick had a lot of chemistry and he helped her find her way back to the fun loving happy woman she obviously has been trying to bury for many years. She was rejecting the kind of passion she has seen from her playboy father and his many relationships alluded to in the movie.When it comes to romantic comedies I don't care about the small details being believable - how would I know a fire unit can't go to a fire in another area? I really don't care. It works for the movie. Most romantic comedies require the viewer to let go of reality a bit. So from an romantic comedy fan, it's a fine movie. Not a great movie like 'You've Got Mail', more of a made for TV type movie, but a decent movie nonetheless. I'm glad I watched it.