I enjoyed this movie. I thought it was very charming and well acted by Moore and Anniston. The story of a woman who has almost everything she wants, held back in her career because she doesn't fit the profile of the other executives to upon the advice of a friend she creates a fictitious husband. She coaches Nick (moore) to know everything about her so that when they meet with the big bosses they will be believable as an engaged couple. The ruse is that they are to have a big fight at this business dinner so that she can go on with her life as a single person, but portray herself to her company as someone who is destined for marriage and a more stable life.
Of course this all goes awry when Moore falls for her and tells her he does not want to go through with the plan and "break up" and perhaps they should give each other a shot for real. She is not happy about this and decides that she's going through with her plan with or without Nicks cooperation. He sees she's not backing down so he helps her go through with the plan and it is a success.
What troubled me about this story although very cute was his insistence that she was a manipulator and acted as if he was a victim. While I don't think it's very nice to use people in the way that she used him she DID tell him all about it in advance and gave him the chance to say yes or no. He opted to help her, but clearly he just wanted a chance to get closer to her and had no real intention of following through with the "fake" breakup. He just wanted a chance to be with her.
So while it followed all the rules of the Hollywood formula I found it a bit unfair and manipulated myself.
Of course this all goes awry when Moore falls for her and tells her he does not want to go through with the plan and "break up" and perhaps they should give each other a shot for real. She is not happy about this and decides that she's going through with her plan with or without Nicks cooperation. He sees she's not backing down so he helps her go through with the plan and it is a success.
What troubled me about this story although very cute was his insistence that she was a manipulator and acted as if he was a victim. While I don't think it's very nice to use people in the way that she used him she DID tell him all about it in advance and gave him the chance to say yes or no. He opted to help her, but clearly he just wanted a chance to get closer to her and had no real intention of following through with the "fake" breakup. He just wanted a chance to be with her.
So while it followed all the rules of the Hollywood formula I found it a bit unfair and manipulated myself.