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Author: T.S. Johnson
Ashton Kutcher isn't a great actor. Let's face it he isn't going to win any acting awards anytime in the near future. However he is quite competent at playing variations of Kelso the character that made him famous on the hit FOX series That 70's Show. Kelso is bumbling, inept and manages to posses an
Amanda Peet's character Emily is just as bumbling, inept and simultaneously sure and unsure of herself as Oliver. The relationship that develops between the two works because they seem like twin souls that were destined to meet and no amount of time or separation will change the fact that they are made for each other. The movie also works because the chemistry between Kutcher and Peet is palpable and one could easily believe that the two would make a great couple off screen as well.
Taking place over a seven year span Emily and Oliver have several short and not so chance encounters that take place after an initial chance and very memorable meeting on the plane as they travel from Los Angeles to New York. Unlike most romantic comedies their relationship is allowed to develop over time and while they never have that much time together their initial friendship and later romance seems natural and believable.
The film could have easily fallen into the trap of many romantic comedies that force the audience to believe that two completely different individuals ( Next Page )
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