MOVIE REVIEW - Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Ryan Reynolds tries to move into a more romantic genre instead of dumb sophomoric comedy. He's able enough, but this script is a dud. He tells his daughter (Abigail Breslin) of the three girls he dated, hiding their names so she didn't know which one was her mother (divorced from Ryan). Dad's sexual escapades are just what a daughter needs to hear - yee haw. I love Rachel Weisz (one of the three conquests), though her storyline was the least interesting. Elizabeth Banks (another of the three) just doesn't have the special quality an actress needs to jump out from the pack. And Isla Fischer, while cute, has the most obvious of the roles. Ryan's character worked on the Clinton campaigns, and the frequent overt liberal themes got tiring (most movies keep their rabid liberalism a tad more subtle than here). With all its many flaws, I was most uncomfortable with hearing Abigail ask so many questions about details unbefitting a daughter.