Ratings: 6.6/10Film Class: B
I didn't like it. Though the movie did do justice to its title. This movie featured crazy and stupid stuff people would do for love. Ryan Gosling was suave, but something about him just didn't feel right. Ryan Gosling was fantastic in Drive and Blue Valentine, as the cold and emotionless badass Hollywood stuntman and as the gloomy love-torn husband, but when it came to being a suave pick-up artist, either he's stuck in stereotyped roles or that he was given really bad lines in this movie.
Steve Carell was irritating as hell and was given yet another "detestable" role so nothing too different to comment about. Ie. He's good in this kinda roles. Noisy, grumpy and insensitive. Till date, I think his only more serious role was in Little Miss Sunshine. Shan't critique all the cast one by one, but in general, everyone did good what they were supposed to.
*spoilers ahead* Perhaps the main reason for me not liking this film were the exaggerated circumstances the characters landed themselves into. The director tried to "tie" everything up but it felt like a huge mess. And the scene where Steve Carell went up to do a speech on his son's behalf, that was simply ridiculous. (Can or would a parent go up on stage to criticise their kid's speech and do a "better" speech on their behalf?) If it was supposed to touch me, it failed. I can't accept illogical scenes, especially when they're this concentrated in a movie. All the "nude photo taking", "loving someone younger or 20 years older" and all the "crazy teacher screaming "crap doesn't sit well with me.
Crazy Stupid Love is more crazy and stupid, than love.
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