I saw (500) Days of Summer last night with a friend, and here’s my movie review for the film:

The romantic comedy: Boys meets girl. Boy gets in argument with girl. Boy reunites with girl. Movie ends. Every movie is the same, only with different characters and a slightly modified hook. Some are better than others and legitimately entertaining. But in the end, they’re all predictable and unoriginal. So when (500) Days of Summer promises to be something different, you have to be intrigued – and skeptical.

Read the rest of my 500 Days of Summer movie review.

A new The Ugly Truth movie trailer debuted today, and I have to admit: this is one romantic comedy I actually want to see. Sure, it looks pretty routine in general (who bets that Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler don’t hook up in the end), but the fact that Butler plays a chauvinistic talk show host who teaches Heigl’s character how to flirt and be “slutty without being too slutty” looks like it could evoke some laughs. (more…)

Guys, I know what you’re thinking. You take your girl to a romantic comedy, she is happy, you suffer only a little bit, and it pays off later in the evening. That’s all fine and good. But if you’re serious about the girl – or ladies, if you’re serious about the man (I suppose this would apply to same-sex couples as well) – it’s best to avoid romantic comedies at all costs!

Why?

Because they will spoil your love life.

And no, I’m not kidding. I meant to post this article a couple weeks ago, but I got distracted by other things… like booze, football, food, movies and so on and so forth.

The good folk over at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh say that, based on a recent study, romantic comedies set unrealistic expectations about love and sex, causing them to “fail to communicate with their partner.” You can read more over at BuzzSugar.com, but these findings do make sense. Things don’t always end up happily ever after, and even if they do, they might not be that happy. And have you ever tried chasing after an ex who has just driven to the airport, managed to sneak through security and not get tackled within 20 feet? I’ve tried three times and it still hasn’t succeeded.

Damn you, romantic comedies! Damn you.