An average joe meets the perfect woman but his lack of confidence and the influence of his friends and family begin to pick away at the relationship. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/22/2010 Starring: Jay B... more »aruchel Run time: 104 minutes Rating: R Director: Jim Field Smith« less
Sharon F. (Shar) from AVON PARK, FL Reviewed on 8/24/2022...
Adorable! Granted, it's your typical common guy gets really hot chick story, but it's full of laughs and very cute.
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Original yet funny!
Bryce Clausen | Colorado | 03/22/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Ok, we've all seen this story before. average guy gets the hot chick, an unbelievably hot chick I might add. Its the same storyline in a lot of romantic comedies, but what keeps us from going to watch them when we know they are all alike? They each have there own little twist. The particular twist in League is that the guy is an unattractive Security worker at an airport who meets the hot chick by a series of events that we all wish would happen (dont deny it you guys we all wish life worked like it does in the movies). Anyway, after seeing the previews your either thinking 'Hmmm... this might be a good movie' or 'OH GOD another stupid comedy about a loser and a girl' there is no 'WOW, this looks amazing' crowd. I was in the group that thought it looked good, so I had to check it out for myself. I was downright happy with this movie. It was funny, it was loving, not to mention the disney movie references the fat guy kept making. I dont think I'm the only one who thought Stainer, one of the friends in the movie, had a Napolean Dynamite vibe to him. The way he talked and looked just screamed 'Frickin Idiot'. It was good enough to see twice ad it is good enough to be going in my dvd collection when it comes out. I gave it 4 stars because lets face it, its been done before, and I can't help but to think that its just gonna make all the single unattractive guys out there feel a little down!"
Beauty and the Deadbeat
D. J. Nardi | Washington, DC | 06/24/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Most comedies out there today are complete and utter garbage. Most romantic comedies could be written by brain-dead zombies and have more originality. After watching hours of that drivel (my wife likes them), She's Out of My League was refreshing. For the first time in far too long, I laughed out loud at a romantic comedy. The movie was genuinely funny, meaningful, and not always predictable.
Despite the scenario (hot girl, deadbeat guy), She's Out of My League doesn't peddle the usual bromides about "love being blind" or "good things happen to good people." Rather, it's about self-esteem. This makes the characters and plot more interesting and subtle. I'm not going to claim that there's Oscar-winning character development in She's Out of My League, but Molly, the hot girl, and Kirk, the not so hot guy, do seem like realistic personalities. Kirk does not "refashion" himself into a stud (although there is one incident with shaving a certain area...). Molly isn't the "perfect" hot girl, but has insecurities of her own and a need to play it safe. They're helped by a decent script with dialogue that doesn't seem too forced or awkward (except for the cursing - see below). It is kind of possible to see why they fall in love with each other - it makes sense in a way that most romantic comedies don't.
My only problem with the movie is the overload of cursing and sex references. I understand that's standard fare in most comedies nowadays. Frankly, I found most of it funny. Sometimes, however, it just became too much (how many times do you really need to drop the f-bomb? You don't actually need it to express anger in every scene). It got to a point where it seemed like the scriptwriters couldn't think of anything better to fill the space. Fortunately, this doesn't take away from the movie too much, but it might not be a good idea to watch this with anybody who's sensitive about those sorts of things.
She's Out of My League had real potential, and I'd like to see more work from this set of directors, scriptwriters, and actors (well, maybe better scriptwriters). Overall, 4 stars."
Amazingly Hilarious!!!
Kevin M. Nally | Pullman WA USA | 03/28/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"When I started to see the previews for the film, I thought it could be a nice mid day typical funny movie. However I was laughing so hard, and when it was over I knew I had to see it again soon. This movie is so funny and because of the somewhat unknown cast, the jokes became funnier."
She's so hiiiiiiieeeaaaiiigh, high above me, she's lovely
Jason | Backwater, Alabama | 05/09/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Emaciated and timid, Kirk (Jay Barachul) is a man who is referred to by his friends as a moodle - man poodle. He's the fixer-upper who never gets the girls. When graded by his friend Stainer (TJ Miller), the best Kirk can be is a 6 out of 10, and that's being generous considering his atrocious car. It's Kirk's fortuitous encounter with Molly (Alice Eve), however, that begins to change not only his mind, but the opinions of his unsupportive friends and family.
Filmed in Pittsburgh - Primanti Brothers and Mellon Arena are highlighted - the movie really comes off as genuine. Sure, the hot chick never goes for the guy who is so skinny his nipples touch, but it was even less believable thanr that execrable disgrace The New Guy; somehow it worked, and it even had a little Serendipity vibe to it. Tal Bachman said it best with their definitive song: "She's so high above me, she's so lovely." She's too good for him, yet realism oozes out of the movie.
Perhaps it's because the actors played who they actually probably are in real life. Alice Eve looks like she has always been the over-achieving cheerleading captain who buckles men's knees, so the role was probably not a stretch. Similarly, there is no doubt in my mind that Jay Barachul has received multiple toilet swirlies in his time. Stealing every scene, however, is TJ Miller. What a cool, socially aware Napoleon Dynamite might be, Miller is hilarious, and looks like the guy who got big laughs since he was a child. For such a young, somewhat inexperienced cast, there are no lulls or weak links.
The one glaring flaw in the screenplay (other than the aforementioned improbable skinny dude and hot chick connection) is an uncomfortable ball shaving scene - the most unbelievable scene in movie history. Yes, more unbelievable than Ben Affleck as an oil worker who goes into outerspace as a temp astronaut to land on an asteroid and mine into it to deposit a bomb which will split the asteroid - which is the size of Texas - into multiple pieces that will narrowly miss the Earth and avoid an extinction level event.
Fun, quick-moving, and worth the time. I recommend it, even if it does toe the line of chick flick.
Jason Elin"
How realistic!
Medusa | Troy, MI | 07/23/2010
(2 out of 5 stars)
"The idea of a group of silly and awkward friends was well presented in "40 year old virgin", but how many times must we plow the same worn out idea? It is getting boring and annoying. In this movie a group of annoying guys are friends, and the least attractive among them falls in love with a very pretty inside out girl. Like that happens in real life, usually guys fall for bad girls and vice versa!
Fantasy is not a problem, if it wasn't for terribly annoying scenes that are not funny at all. See for yourself or save the time and money and don't!