Nothing is more tiresome than seeing another loser evolve into a stud in the movies. This new loser, a 35-year-old who gets dumped by his girlfriend of eight years after he pops the question, is so taken to her he decides to win her back. However, the loser's womanizing pal thinks this is a bad idea, instead urging him to improve himself and hookup with other women in a futile attempt to forget her. Loser then takes pal's advice, and concurrently seeks the tutelage of an Internet influencer, who doles out principles on dating that ranges from physical fitness to bedding women. We then see him gradually transform into the Desirable Man, or what he calls "21st Century Man" (who I presume is the prototypical handsome dude women often lust for). Along the way he crosses paths with a girl from his high school, and they instantly become friends. Suddenly, he and his ex meet by chance and she sees how he has dramatically changed; they engage in casual flings, until he realizes that she's actually engaged.
We all know where the plot is headed, and that's the problem. The premise, worn out as it is, is conceived in a similar vein to 2004's "Just Friends", an American Ryan Reynolds-starrer about a fatty who turns into a hottie, with the sexy Amy Smart as his BFF (but not for long). Both movies are dull, neither comes even close to a decent rom-com. By contrast, however, the Spanish-produced "I Love You, Stupid" is beautifully photographed, shot with digital cinematography, yet it also employs some edits and music cues that make the movie feel like a hybrid of a TV ad for men's care product and an infomercial about the common man. It is a good-looking bad movie that features a lot of good-looking actors but very little interesting characters.
We all know where the plot is headed, and that's the problem. The premise, worn out as it is, is conceived in a similar vein to 2004's "Just Friends", an American Ryan Reynolds-starrer about a fatty who turns into a hottie, with the sexy Amy Smart as his BFF (but not for long). Both movies are dull, neither comes even close to a decent rom-com. By contrast, however, the Spanish-produced "I Love You, Stupid" is beautifully photographed, shot with digital cinematography, yet it also employs some edits and music cues that make the movie feel like a hybrid of a TV ad for men's care product and an infomercial about the common man. It is a good-looking bad movie that features a lot of good-looking actors but very little interesting characters.