Simply A Masterpiece

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

This story is a good one. The only reason I don't give it a ten is the rough spots here and there. Yes, it is Rom-Com formulaic, but it does not have the smarmy Hollywood quality that taints so many similar movies. I found the the lack of super-slick production rather charming, actually.It feels like a good first effort from a talented director, played out by actors that, while not at all novices, have not yet perfected their craft. It could have benefited from some more stringent cutting; several inessential scenes hit me as sophomoric or hackneyed and made me stop watching . . . but I kept coming back to the DVD for a bit more. A good thing -- not viewing all of this movie would have been a mistake, a disservice to myself.

What vibrant colors! Great landscapes! Will Sasso's scrotum! Catherine O'Hara! That's it for this flick. The story is mostly forgettable.Doofuss dishwasher (who is suppose to be charmingly clumsy) sees a bride on her wedding day and falls in love. His ex-wife is raking in the dough by trashing Doofuss in a blog on the internet and a book in print. He becomes infamously famous.Somewhere he scores the bride he fell for on her wedding day. The end! Honestly that's all I remember about this movie. Did I fall asleep? I don't even remember exactly how the story ended. When it's over you are glad! Now I remember that - fer shur!

The Right Kind of Wrong (2013): Dir: Jeremiah S. Chechik / Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Ryan McPartlin, Kristen Hager, Catherine O'Hara: Wayward charm opens this romantic comedy about decisions. Leo is a dishwasher who becomes infatuated with a woman on her wedding day. This presents all sorts of problems with the bride and groom whom he feels are not right for each other. It opens effectively with his girlfriend breaking up with him. She exploits him with an online blog that bashes his every characteristic. She leaves and becomes an instant success with a book about exploiting his faults. He sets his sights on newly married Colette and this is where things become wayward. Leo is correct in that the groom is a wealthy jock handed everything but his stalking tactics are presented as cute and charming when in reality it is creepy and obnoxious. We know how it ends but it is questionable at best in terms of its ethics. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik who made the holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The screenplay is detailed and Ryan Kwanten provides the right awkward response as Leo whose humiliation and fear of heights never deter him. Sara Canning plays the feisty Colette stunned by this unwanted attention. Kristen Hager steals moments as Leo's ex. Ryan McPartlin as the groom is weak in his over the top standard jock snob presentation. Catherine O'Hara is featured briefly as Canning's mother who tutors Kwanten on his quest. It is a romantic comedy about being the right person for the wrong circumstance and the sparks that ignite. Score: 7 ½ / 10

I've seen literally hundreds of romantic comedies and this one is my all-time favorite. The main reason is that our hero sets out on an outrageous and ballsy goal, and the movie carefully and cleverly shows how he might succeed. Leo goes gaga when he first casts eyes on Collette. The fact that this happens at her wedding doesn't faze him. Nor does her obvious passion for her new husband Danny--a tall, handsome, rich lawyer who skied in the Olympics and founded a children's charity. Nor does Leo's own place in the world: a failed writer working as a dishwasher, and the butt of countless jokes from a widely successful blog, Why You Suck, written by his ex-wife. "Granted, there are obstacles," Leo admits. But he's not afraid to try to win Collette's heart even if Danny is looking on. Fortunately Leo has a high tolerance for physical pain. Leo's big challenge sets up the movie's challenge: Give Leo a credible chance in spite of the obstacles. So the remaining 80 minutes are packed with intelligent twists and turns that might help him see daylight. Practically every secondary character has a hand in pushing Leo either forwards or backwards on his rocky path. Another reason the movie works is that Leo is a likable guy. He's witty, honest, uber-idealistic and surprisingly low-key for the size of the torch he's carrying. He elevates his humble job to an art form, even using a dishwashing machine for a quantum physics demonstration. The film features a clever script and beautiful scenes of the Canadian Rockies. Will Sasso and Catherine O'Hara help provide light-hearted depth, and Rachel Portman predictably nails the score. Even the closing song was a perfect fit. I'm sorry the movie's IMDb rating is much lower than I expected. Ironically, the point of the movie is that something that's wrong for others could be right for me.