At least it's a narrative device with a mystery. It's How I Met Your Mother, but still.
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02/14/08
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:99
Rotten:39
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: With a clever script and charismatic leads, Definitely, Maybe is a refreshing entry into the romantic comedy genre.
Theatrical Release:08-02-2008
Synopsis: Ryan Reynolds and a bevy of excellent actresses star in this smart and touching romantic comedy about a little girl trying to understand her father's complicated history with women. Will Hayes... [More]
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin
Director: Adam Brooks
Reviews for Definitely, Maybe
Halfway through Kevin Kline shows up in a performance of such vitality and honesty that it shows how two-dimensional the rest of the movie is.
02/14/08
It's no accident that the producers Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, are the pair responsible for such romantic comedies as Love Actually, About a Boy, Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill, all starring Hugh Grant.
02/14/08
Despite one of the more contrived framing devices outside an actual frame shop, Definitely, Maybe keeps you interested in its characters and isn't afraid of complicating your sympathies a little.
02/14/08
Definitely, Maybe isn't a particularly good movie. It's hard to make either romance or comedy out of relationship wreckage, not to mention career ennui, and the pace is often meandering and sulky.
02/14/08
Put simply, the film excels most at not being awful.
02/14/08
[Reynolds] is -- once again -- better than his material, which relies too heavily on obvious sentimentality and lazy '90s nostalgia.
02/14/08
Is Definitely, Maybe the best romantic comedy released so far this year? Definitely. Should you go see it? Maybe.
02/14/08
Definitely, Maybe, written and directed by Adam Brooks, is a nimble and winning little romance.
02/14/08
Top CriticThree movies' worth of rom-com cliches stuffed into one.
02/14/08
A romantic comedy with brains as well as heart, Definitely, Maybe is that rare studio release that feels like it was written by a human being, not by committee.
02/14/08
To sum up, Definitely, Maybe is crap with compensations.
02/14/08
There's really nothing terribly wrong with Definitely, Maybe, but there's nothing strikingly right about it, either; it's as good as it needs to be, and no more. It'll do in a Valentine's Day pinch, until something better comes along.
02/14/08
Short on mystery and long on testing our patience for obligatory coincidence.
02/14/08
Brooks deserves credit for a fairly satisfying survey of a heart wanting what it wants, thinking it wants what it doesn't want, wanting the first thing again and then waking up to what it needs.
02/14/08
It is, I suppose, a premise, of sorts, but as writer-director Adam Brooks's Definitely, Maybe galumphs along, it is not a particularly romantic or comedic one.
02/14/08
Top CriticIt's a lot fresher and bit more sophisticated than the ordinary run of maudlin chick flicks and crude gross-out sex farces that now pass for romantic comedies.
02/14/08
Most of the elements of this picture feel strongly borrowed from other successful romances. Still, the film makes for a quality Valentine's Day date that won't leave the men emasculated.
02/14/08
It could use some editing toward the conclusion, but it's generally enjoyable, amusing and more sophisticated than most films in this genre.
02/14/08
Releasing a movie on Valentine's Day can mean only one thing and, yes, Definitely, Maybe has it in big fragrant bouquets. Love, heartache and dollops of schmaltz.
02/14/08
Latest News for Definitely, Maybe
August 15, 2008:
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June 18, 2008:
A bittersweet bedtime story about at least three babes who broke a guy's heart during his hard knocks, early adult years, in addition to, well, Bill Clinton.
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March 06, 2008:
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