Sure, marrying a jobless musician that looks like Chris Evans isn't so bad but in real life its not like that's ever going to happen or is it even ideal. In the romantic movie called "What's your number?", Anna Faris who stars as Ally Darling, a lovable but confused girl in the film that shows her quest of finding Mr. Right without having to deal with her growing list of men that she has slept with. Meanwhile, Colin Shea played by Chris Evans lives in the apartment across hers' who unlike her relishes in the fact that he has bedded almost every single lady that he has ever met. Together, Ally realizes that she could use his services to hunt down all of her exes to see which one she can end up marrying without her adding more men to her list. He was hesitant at first but after telling him that she would help him dispose of all the women that he's slept with, he agreed to the deal. The movie wasn't exactly one of the best for Anna Faris and Chris Evans. I like Anna Faris' humor and her timing was great as well unfortunately, it didn't seem to mesh well with the movie itself. Due to the predictability of the movie, her humor suffered for it. As for Chris Evans, I have seen him in many movies, mostly he is depicted as a superhero or if not someone like an action star. This is probably the first time I have seen him in a different genre. Unfortunately, despite his good looks and good body, I cannot say much about his acting. He had his moments but most where not really that great.
The concept of the movie about the common stereotypes that women have to endure does make sense though. In our world, people see men and women differently in all levels. Like when men have multiple partners, people see it as only normal as men are said to be polygamous while women on the other hand who end up being sexually active are immediately being considered as sluts. Why is that? I am not defending the women who have slept with several dozen men here, I am just speaking for them since I am a woman too. Shouldn't women be treated equally as men? As for the dreaded number and list, I don't really know if it matters to everyone but perhaps for people coming from a conservative heritage then it does. People in the west are known to be more liberated than their eastern counterparts but that doesn't mean that the people from where I come from follow that. I think that what matters is the fact that you and your partner both love and respect each other no matter what. An individual can never and should never be judged based on his/her past. That's just bias and no matter how you put it, it will still end up prejudiced. Ally Darling wanted her prince charming, sure but she was not a conventional princess to begin with. People might have thought of her as a tramp but that doesn't mean that she wasn't a good person and that she didn't deserve to find happiness in her true love. I guess the only lesson I learned from this movie is that no matter how flawed you may be, you deserve to find the true happiness that you seek, one way or another. Do I recommend this movie to everyone? Depends on your preference really. If you want to watch something predictable, a definite no brainer with a little bit of adult humor and language on the side and a slice of Chris Evans' hot body for dessert then I guess this movie is just right for you.
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