Match Me If You Can

IN A NUTSHELL: When a female computer nerd is rejected by an online dating service as "unmatchable", she declares war on the dating service, becoming a reluctant spokeswoman for all the frustrated singles out there. The problem is that the dating service swears they didn't reject her.

The romantic comedy was directed by Marian Yeager. Writing credits go to Betsy Morris. Already, the film has been nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival.

THINGS I LIKED: Georgina Reilly plays the leading lady and does a great job. I had never seen her in anything before, although she has been in other films. I believed her character's quirkiness and thought she had good chemistry with the leading man, played by Wilson Bethel.

Speaking of Wilson Bethel, he is best known for his roles in "Hart of Dixie" and "The Young and the Restless." When I read his bio, everything was written in past-tense verbs, suggesting that he had died. He's one of the celebrities who has been a victim of the recent death hoaxes on social media. He is very much alive and still acting!

All of the characters are well defined, creating an effective, amusing ensemble. Others in the cast include Brian George, Billy Armstrong, Veronica Wylie, Charlie Clark, Kanwar Singh, Bradley Ofoegbu, Ava Torres, Jennifer Griffin,and Sahara Ale.

There's a lot of quirky, nerd humor that will either make you laugh or roll your eyes with a smile on your face.

I had a little pet crab like the protagonist has in the movie.

Cute shout-out to Chewbacca.

I thought it was funny that several of the characters regularly participated in Zombie LARPING. It actually looked really fun. If there were a group like that in your city, would you want to be on Team Zombie or Team Human?

Dog lovers will appreciate the dog adoption element of the story.

I love the t-shirt that said, "Running code is my cardio." Ha ha Cute, quirky music, just like the romantic leads and other cast members. The original music was by Brian Satterwhite.

The story incorporates today's dating-app world, as well as technology and culture norms.

Bloggers will be encouraged to continue writing. It's therapeutic for the blogger and often very helpful to the readers.

The side story with the Theo Gutierrez as the Lawn Chair Man was sweet.

Keep watching during rolling credits at the end of the movie for some cute animations.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: It's ridiculous that a computer programmer couldn't retrieve a deleted email. Seriously?

It starts slowly and takes its time.

There are definitely some overacting moments; however, that's part of the charm of this goofy comedy.

It's definitely formulaic and predictable.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Young kids will be bored because it's a movie about dating.

We see several gay couples together and one kissing.

We see women in jail.

Some "light" profanity.

Loved the message the movie send. Storyline was predictable but done in a a cute nerdy way. Very relatable and made me laugh which is what I was looking for. Loved watching a nerdy love story, female lead was funny, thought there was great chemistry. More realistic than most of these movies, or at least more relatable. The acting wasn't all great but it didn't take away from any it. I'm giving it a higher rating because being a bit nerdy myself the movie made me feel good, which the point of the kind of movies I suppose lol. Normally I never write a review but I would like for my fellow nerds out there to see this hence giving it a horrible first try.

What a breath of fresh air in the movie world. A wonderful blend of a good script, solid acting, good direction, and it all came together to make a sweet and funny movie with a happy ending. The movie will keep you chuckling throughout. This is a clever take on the all-to real world of online dating and all the hazards that involves. All the actors portrayals of their characters are just so well done. There is good chemistry between the two leads in the film. The director has done a impressive job of keeping the film moving forward and keeping the audience interested. The film photography is also worthy of note.

This had all the building blocks to make a great story but the was just something technically missing at each point. The story concerns Kip a female computer nerd. She works for a tech firm and plays some sort of computer game on the weekends. She is played by Georgiana Riley who is pretty. Kip decides to try at dating site called "I promise" -- sort of E harmony - promising an algorithm to match her. The problem not only does the site tell her that she is "unmatchable" it tells her she is a loser and needs to get a dog. Shocked she writes on a blog what happened and it goes viral.

Now we go to the owner and coder of "I Promise" Riley Detamore (Wilson Bethel) a shy computer geek guy who has involved his entire family in the business and when he gets wind of what happened to Kip - has no idea how his system could send that response. Of course his program isn't supposed to send responses like that. "I promise" reaches out to Kip and through that Riley and Kip meet and fall for each other.

The technical problem with the movie is that it has no "heart". There isn't a lot of music in the movie and that doesn't help it... the music that is in the movie is like random plain jane music - not keyed to the story. The script is ok but under written with just the basic lines you need to know usually cut off too quickly. There is a court scene that is so terrifyingly wrong I just wanted to jump into the screen and stop it.

I ended up watching the whole thing because I wanted to find out what happened with the email telling the main character to get dog. If not for that I probably would have turned it off.

The supporting characters are, each and every one, perfectly lovely facets that keep the sparkle alive, and further propel, the right kind of viewer, to w a n t to stay in the heavy guaged inflated, rapids worthy, modern river raft, flowing with the currents that are the story. The main characters, were perfectly cast, and those actors make the story easily captivating, as they play their roles with a deftness that suggests, perhaps are those actors actually, somewhat nerd-geekish- as their personal selves?

The story, writing, and screenplay, illustrate the true value, of personal, human- authenticity. Affirming the importance of Self honesty- inwardly. Causing honesty, outwardly, in as many various relationships as there are.

Making this movie a rare, gem of a find, for those who resonate, smartly, and sufficiently evolved, to find affinity while engaged in this worthwhile moment, of affirmation. Creative examples of self acceptance, entertainment, and certainly an escape-- worth doing.