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A Lot Like Love (2005)
enjoyable romantic comedy
I saw A Lot Like Love this past week at a preview. It was a good romantic comedy that deals with the whole issue of good friends dating and how timing is so important in relationships. The movie goes through 7 or so years in the lives of Oliver (Ashton Kutcher), a motivated business guy that has his whole life planned at age 20 and Emily (Amanda Peet), a rebellious/wild girl who doesn't know what she's doing with her life. All through their 20s, Oliver and Emily go through changes that most 20 somethings encounter switching jobs, cities, boyfriends/girlfriends and keep turning to each other for stability, but one of them is always dating somebody else. Every time that something difficult happens in one of their lives, they call or go see the other (they live in different cities).
Ashton plays a more subdued/thoughtful character than he usually does, and Peet plays a wild girl, and its cool to see how their characters change their hair, their clothes, and their feelings over the years. Peet is really good as Emily, the tough girl who has always had a man in her life is trying to figure out her place in the world. Her character is both vulnerable and stubborn. Ashton fans will also enjoy seeing him here he's really kind of charming. The chemistry between Ashton and Peet is great, a cute couple. One great scene is when they are singing together on a long car ride, and other great scenes show how they support each other after a tough break up, or a death in the family, or losing a job. It all seems very genuine (you recognize parts of you or your friends in the characters).
Lots of people you recognize from other movies make appearances. Kal Penn (Kumar from Harold & Kumar) is Ashton's best friend. Ali Larter, Gabriel Mann, and Jeremy Sisto (Billy from Six Feet Under). This is a very enjoyable romantic comedy.