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Crazy, Stupid, Love is not an exception either, but fortunately it manages to avoid to turn into an blunt chaos. It is a sweet romantic comedy that is actually romantic and comedic without being too crazy or stupid, nothing groundbreaking though.
Crazy, Stupid, Love comes from directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who also wrote Bad Santa and wrote and directed I Love You Phillip Morris. The screenplay is from Dan Fogelman, whose previous films include the animated feature Cars and Tangled. We can see great performances from the whole cast, including a refreshing change for Steve Carell €" at last, because I cannot even remember the last time Steve Carell was actually in a good movie.
Cal Weaver (Steve Carrell) is a succesful man: he's got a great job, a nice house, a charming wife (his high school sweetheart) and two wonderful kids. Problems begin when his wife, Emily announces to an entire restaurant that she has been cheating on him with a co-worker
(Kevin Bacon), and wants a divorce. After this shocking event, Cal moves out and starts going to a local bar to ease his pain with alcohol, where he meets a young womanizer names Jacob (Ryan Gosling) who sleeps with a different woman each night. There is just one girl who he couldn't get a hold of yet, a certain girl named Hannah (Emma Stone). Jacob doesn't like the sight of the depressed Cal, therefore he decides to help the poor guy gain back his confidence. Emily is the
only woman Cal has ever been with so he does not have too much experience, but he sets out to score with as many women as he can. Cal's son, the 13-year-old Robbie (Jonah Bobo) also has some major problems: he is fantasizing about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica (Analeigh Tipton), who is fantasizing about Cal. It may sound a little packed with threads and too many characters, but it is able to navigate easily between each character and couple.
Crazy, Stupid, Love is proof that you can make a good romantic comedy, but you simply cannot break through the limitations of the genre, no matter how hard you try. What makes it worth watching is its warm and comforting point of view, which dares to explore the personal touch of being an adult. No question women will enjoy it the most, but the surprisingly many men will relate to what's going on with Cal and Jacob. The long and short of it: there is enough
humor to keep everyone happy.
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