The Matchmaker's Playbook

The scenes are super cringy, i've read the book before I saw the movie and it wasn't that cringy. There are super sharp changes in the behavior of the characters, read the book, it's better.

I enjoyed it and have now watched it a couple of times. Watched the movie then went back and read the book - the script is straight from the book. I thought their chemistry was good. The actors pull off college kids very well. The scenes where Ian talks to the camera remind me of Ferris Bueller, so you know its going to be a little campy. Funnier and better than the average Hallmark.

Yes, the story is lame but the chemistry between the charactors was palpable! Even at 52, I still remember these same people in my dorm.... the man-god who could get any girl just by saying Hi, the good looking computer dork, the cute girl who doesn't dress the part and the untouchable princess. I like bed the way the character Ian looked at Blake. I would love for someone to look so intently at me. I have known men like this who really love women and make them feel beautiful but in real life they are few and far between. At least with this movie, I could dream this kind of romance exists.....

The beginning of the movie was terrible to watch but then it got a lot better

It's cheesy and fluffy, but books like this are brain candy that you read in a couple of hours. The movie doesn't disappoint. Nobody is going to win awards for acting and writing, but everyone is having fun with it and it makes for an enjoyable little bon mot for your brain. Giggle, peep the beautiful people, and enjoy a break from anything heavy.