Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

Marketing poster for the 2011 theatrical release. 

The movie was OK, a bit slow and tedious at the beginning, but the third act between Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling more than makes up for the rest of the movie.  They are natural and funny, and enjoyable to watch, which is a shame.

I half expected to be more in love with Julianne Moore, but she seemed more in tune as the disjointed and unsatisfied wife in Chloe (2009) than she does here, although her acting is still impeccable.

Steve Carell was still funny and charming, but isn't given the broad spectrum to enthrall the audience as the dimwitted and surprised bachelor.

Marisa Tomei as the sexy middle-aged woman and Kevin Bacon as the antagonist to Steve Carell are both solid choices, but they fall to stereotypes because they simply were not given the time onscreen.

The ensemble is phenomenal, and they are all great actors, but the camera work and the fast cut editing that attempts to replace it, doesn't allow them to flex their timing chops, and what's worse is that they often make the acting seem forced.

Hopefully this becomes the jumping off point for a Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone rom-com, which I would go watch (full disclosure, rom-coms are my secret kriptonite).