Stuck In Love - Not as `edgy' as it tries to be

`Stick in Love' is a romantic comedy which desperately tries not to be. And, it succeeds to a degree. For a start... it's not that funny, so maybe we should refer to it as a `romantic drama.' However, what it really wants to be is `different' and `unconventional.'

The film-makers (probably like many viewers) have obviously had enough of the tired old `boy meets girl etc.' cliché and set about trying to make something different. I say again... they succeeded (to a degree).

They create a deliberately dysfunctional family, all of which have very jaded and bitter takes on `love.' The situations we meet them in all start off as refreshing as the film-makers probably hope they will be. It's not just the situations that are different, but it's the characters themselves that make it that way - and that's no bad thing.

However (and it's a big however), throughout the course of the story, all `different' aspects are ironed out in favour of turning it into the same old clichéd rom-com still without the `com' aspect though). So, what starts out as edgy and different, ends up feeling as generic as any other `boy meets girl' story.

Don't get me wrong... it's certainly not a bad film. All the actors play their parts well, so, if you like rom-coms (minus the `com') you'll probably love this. I enjoyed it; I was just enjoying it more when I thought it would be really different ALL the way though.

6/10 May just keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights