Issue Date: 3/15/10
'Out of My League' breaks no ground in tired formula 
1.5 stars (out of 4)
By Melody Parks
"She's Out of My League" is a typical comedy, borrows the witty and raunchy dialogue from films like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" but its simplistic story line doesn't go anywhere new-or interesting.
The average Joe Kirk (Jay Baruchel) works at an airport and sees an attractive girl named Molly (Alice Eve), who's hassled, by Baruchel's coworkers as she walks through security on her way to a flight. She drops her iPhone and Baruchel finds it, setting up the perfect scene for the two to meet up again.
The plot is a boy-meets girl story . Had this film been any other genre it would fail on every level. The comedy is what keeps the audience entertained.
Kirk's ex girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane) is the trashy, loud and obnoxious character that people can easily be annoyed by. She describes her current situation with Kirk as "I love you like I love pizza" but is jealous when she sees Molly.
Baruchel does a great job at playing a geeky myrtle as his best friend Devon (Nate Torrence) calls him. At times his charm and purity make him seem attractive, which is what draws Molly to him initially.
The music was poorly selected and seemed to be randomly assigned to scenes. There are scenes in the film that fail to execute on the comedy, there are scenes that seem to have a lot of build up, but the punch line is either lacking or completely missing. "She's Out of My League" is one of those movies where all the good bits are in the trailers.
Some scenes were spiced up with humor by the main character's best friends. Alice Eve doesn't necessarily seem like a bad actress but her role was just written to be nice and innocent. She shows her sassy side once throughout the movie, but being a lesser known actress this is not likely to be her breakout performance.
This movie was rated R but a PG-13 would have been more suitable. Besides the sexual references and harsh language; there was nothing inappropriate about the film. The film does little to re-invent a tired plot device and is predictable to the very end. "She's Out Of My League" is an awful attempt at trying to ride on success of films like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." If looking at projected light for 104 minutes is your idea of a fun time then go see "She's Out of My League."
The average Joe Kirk (Jay Baruchel) works at an airport and sees an attractive girl named Molly (Alice Eve), who's hassled, by Baruchel's coworkers as she walks through security on her way to a flight. She drops her iPhone and Baruchel finds it, setting up the perfect scene for the two to meet up again.
The plot is a boy-meets girl story . Had this film been any other genre it would fail on every level. The comedy is what keeps the audience entertained.
Kirk's ex girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane) is the trashy, loud and obnoxious character that people can easily be annoyed by. She describes her current situation with Kirk as "I love you like I love pizza" but is jealous when she sees Molly.
Baruchel does a great job at playing a geeky myrtle as his best friend Devon (Nate Torrence) calls him. At times his charm and purity make him seem attractive, which is what draws Molly to him initially.
The music was poorly selected and seemed to be randomly assigned to scenes. There are scenes in the film that fail to execute on the comedy, there are scenes that seem to have a lot of build up, but the punch line is either lacking or completely missing. "She's Out of My League" is one of those movies where all the good bits are in the trailers.
Some scenes were spiced up with humor by the main character's best friends. Alice Eve doesn't necessarily seem like a bad actress but her role was just written to be nice and innocent. She shows her sassy side once throughout the movie, but being a lesser known actress this is not likely to be her breakout performance.
This movie was rated R but a PG-13 would have been more suitable. Besides the sexual references and harsh language; there was nothing inappropriate about the film. The film does little to re-invent a tired plot device and is predictable to the very end. "She's Out Of My League" is an awful attempt at trying to ride on success of films like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." If looking at projected light for 104 minutes is your idea of a fun time then go see "She's Out of My League."
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