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What's Your Number

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As long as you do not start watching this movie expecting Notting Hill, it is a nice romantic comedy, perfectly predictable but entertaining and enjoyable. Chris Evans is a great co-lead, and although I am usually not a fan of Anna Farris, she was actually watchable in this movie. This is a movie that does not take itself too seriously - approach it in the same way and enjoy.

What's Your Number? is usually compared to Bridesmaids, well it shouldn't. Sure, they star hilarious female actress (Anna Faris & Kristen Wiig), but they shouldn't be compared to each other. What's Your Number? is cheesy and fun, while Bridesmaids is funny, but also has a "serious" tone to it. What's Your Number? is flat-out funny, right-in-your-face predictable, but that's what I expected it to be. I really enjoyed this one and preordered my copy! It's an excellent movie and I could watch it over and over!

WHAT'S YOU NUMBER? is a flimsy bit of fluff based on the novel '20 Times A Lady' by Karen Bosnak and transformed for the screen by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden. It is a very light comedy that has some observations about today's dating/quasi-relationship scene, but those impressions are a bit too true to be funny, so it is best to just concentrate on the film as a diversion of the kick back, put feet up, and giggle along with it genre.

Ally Darling (!) (Anna Faris) has a history of having many ex-boy connections who turned out to be losers. Reading an article that offers number amounts for judging sexual encounters (Ally has exceeded the norm) she freaks and believes that she can't find THE good guy. Deciding to reevaluate her ex-encounters searching for Mr Right, she decides to look up all of her exs to see if any of them have changed for the better. Finding this task daunting she turns to her apartment neighbor Colin Shea (Chris Evans), a would-be musician who sleeps with women every night and sneaks out the morning after to avoid relating to them, to act as her detective. The rest is a contrived series of ups and downs of the manhunt that has few qualified candidates. And the end is predictable.

For once Anna Faris has snagged a role that shows her talent (and fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice) and she looks terrific. But the biggest treat in the film is Chris Evans appearing in the buff often enough to keep the movie on: not only does he enjoy his Adonis body but he seems happy allowing it to buff up an otherwise routine comedy part. There is another attraction in the wings - Oliver Jackson-Cohen - who seems to have a future in film. Tuck in the always reliable Blythe Danner and Ed Begley, Jr and this is a cast worth an evening's outing. But the treat on top of the confection is the eye candy generously shared by Chris Evans. Grady Harp, February 12

I liked both of the characters, i really didn't see 20 guys such a bad thing since i know plenty of women who say they've slept with very few guys and i know for a fact that they've slept with more. I think it's more of quality not quantity that should matter the most any ways.

It's basically a story I've seen before where the girl is looking for Mr. Right and she doesn't see him right in front of her. Chris Evans is hot, especially coming out of his apartment in only a small towel ;)

The movie wasn't the best romantic comedy I've seen, but it wasn't the worst. It was funny at times and sweet the next, and it was slow in certain parts, but other than that i thought it was worth seeing, i wouldn't mind watching it again.

Used to a rated R on a romcom meant some racy bedroom scenes and some adult language. In the last few years it means the raunchiest forms of sexual humor the writers can drum up - as in junior high locker room level and worse. The main character, as portrayed as raised by upper society Bostonians, was a completely unbelievable back story given the character's portrayal as essentially a very crude minded slut - but of course one with a good heart (presumably that makes any character palatable for us to identify with).

Anna Faris has definite potential as a comedic actress, but even if she was cast into higher quality material than this film, I'll always be tainted by the characterization she portrayed here (ugh). It was her career choice, of course.

Wife and I agreed we couldn't recommend this movie to anyone we know. And we're giving up completely on any romcom movie that is rated R.

There was a moment -- albeit a very brief moment -- when it seemed like Anna Faris might have had the potential to join the elite ranks of successful comediennes in Hollywood. Unfortunately things haven't quite yet panned out for the bubbly Scary Movie alum, who's lately spent most of her time in bad films, including her latest, What's Your Number?. Here, Faris plays Ally Darling, a recently unemployed woman who comes to the realization she's slept with a lot more men than other women have. Hoping to put a cap on that number, Ally revisits her old boyfriends to see if any of them have grown into permanent relationship material. Co-starring Chris Evans, Joel McHale, Andy Samberg, and Zachary Quinto, What's Your Number? could have possibly been better with a stronger script and a better director; as it stands, while I found Faris sharp as ever, the film around her just is not that good.

While there are some pretty good ones out there, "rom-coms" have never really been my thing. However, I'm a firm believer that the brilliant comedic stylings of Anna Faris can make just about ANY movie watchable, and in this case, despite a so-so storyline, her impeccable track record continues.

In a nutshell, Faris plays a woman who, after reading a magazine article which suggests the number of men she has slept with makes her statistically less likely to ever settle down and find "the one," decides to revisit her old lovers in the hopes of snaring one of them back in for good. True, it is kind of a hokey premise, but not as "been there, done that" as some other plot devices I can think of. Chris Evans is very likeable (not to mention awfully yummy) as her neighbor who is in on her plans and helps her along, though eventually discovers he might just have some romantic feelings for her himself. Is it predictable? Very much so. Do romantic comedy cliches abound? Of course. But the two leads do have great chemistry, and with the plethora of wacky characters encountered along the way there are plenty of clever one-liners and naughty catchphrases you'll probably find yourself repeating in conversation the next day. So while "What's Your Number?" didn't break any new ground, I don't think it necessarily strived to, either. Rather, they treaded over the existing road and just made it a funner ride.

There are way better romantic comedies out there. Wait til this one is free on cable, netflix or amazon prime.

I really like both of the actors in this movie and yes, this is not their best, but it was cute. Which in other words means not pretty but not so ugly either, ha-ha. It was something cute to watch on a sat. night with nothing else to do, so if your in the same situation, I'd say that this movie wont be a waste of time.

With a movie like this, you expect a plot that follows a tried and true formula. This movie is no different. About 20 minutes or less into the movie, you can see the ending coming. That aside, it's a decent plot that could have been a good movie. I even think the acting is pretty good. My biggest issue with the movie that rather than making some of the situations cute, it goes for crass and explicit talk and references to sexual situations. I suppose for some people it's no big deal, but for me it made the movie a bit uncomfortable to watch.

The movie follows a girl who just lost her job and has just read an article about how women who have had more than 20 lovers have a hard time marrying. This leads to her contracting her womanizing neighbor to help her track down ex-boyfriends to see if they might have changed and might be the one for her to marry. This does lead to some comical situations, but it kind of peters out while other plot lines such as her sister's wedding and the back and forth between her and her neighbor take over. The ending is nice but quite predictable.

If you like romantic movies, this one is worth checking out, but beware that there is a lot of explicit sexual talk.