The script of "Crazy Stupid Love" is quite inconsistent, the good parts are very good, the bad parts are very shaking, and when it wants to cut into some delicate links of love, marriage and family, it is actually well written.
But when it wants to turn into a light-hearted and humorous farce, when it wants to string all the characters together indiscriminately, it is not so funny, it does not know when to end, and some of the plots at the end are so bad that even some B-grade films are not as good.
I think "Crazy Stupid Love" may not be a very good work, but the good part of it is quite interesting, and if you have time, you can take a moment to see it.
The film begins with Emily (Julianne Moore), who has a son and a daughter, asks for a divorce from her 25-year-old husband, Carl (Steve Carell), and confesses that she has slept with her company colleague David (Kevin Becken).
Heartbroken, Karl goes to the bar to relieve his boredom, and meets Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a very feminine man, who sees Carl's clumsiness and takes the initiative to help carl transform into a type man and help him return to the battlefield of love.
As a result, Carl has managed to catch Kate (Marissa Tomei), who meets in the water, and several other one-night stands. At the same time, Jacob, who has always been unmoved, meets a girl hannah (Emma Stone), who is in love with him, and the emotional world of Carl's family is more complicated than it seems, such as the young nanny Jessica (Anna Lei Tipton) has a crush on Carl, and Carl's son Robbie (Jonath Pope) has a crush on Jessica...
Let's start with the pros. "Crazy Stupid Love" has some bitter humor that makes people wonder, for example, when Carl's colleagues know that the reason for his sad face is that his wife is having an affair and wanting to divorce, they actually congratulated him, because originally they thought that Carl had cancer or something, yes, divorce seems to be much better than cancer, maybe it will break the heart, but it will not cause death, so when they hear that it is just divorce, everyone is relieved for Carl.
In describing the emotional entanglement of the protagonist couple, there are many moving arrangements, such as a scene where the two talk on the phone, but Emily does not know that Carl is peeking at her outside the window, and the various feelings in the eyes of both sides are self-evident, very beautiful, for an old husband and wife like them, some emotions are really impossible to say and break.
The scenes between Jacob and Hannah, a young couple, are few, but they are wonderful, especially when Hannah first returns to Jacob's home, and there are quite special arrangements, unlike the usual old-fashioned romantic comedies, one of which mentions that the meme of the movie "Dirty Dancing" is very interesting.
But seriously, Jacob's character setting is basically very similar to Barney in the American drama "How I Met Your Mother", in contrast, I like to watch the interaction and ambiguous feelings between Barney and her female friend Robbie in the American drama.
As for the worse parts, for example, Kate, played by Marissa Tomei, is no different from a crazy woman; the relationship between Carl's son and his nanny is both awkward and reluctant, and the son is outrageously precocious and seems to be less related to other plots and themes, but just wants to deliberately highlight the madness of love.
The situation at the end of the speech is really terrible, in fact, that situation is somewhat similar to "About A Boy", but the latter is much stronger; and the plot of a character giving nude photos to a 13-year-old boy is simply outrageous and creepy, which should be illegal. If the film had focused on Emily, Carl, Jacob and Hannah, it might have been more exciting.
Steve Carell is familiar with the role of Carl, and it is not the first time that he has played an awkward and ordinary role with humor and fun; Julianne Moore is somewhat wasted, and the psychological struggle and reasons for her affair in the film do not spend much time exploring.
Ryan Gosling seems to be able to play any role well, is a literary and martial arts all-rounder, "Crazy Stupid Love" is probably his first interpretation of a comedy role, but also played very well; Emma Stone's role is not much, but she and Ryan Gosling are quite right, and quite a comedic talent, the two characters have interactions are almost the most exciting moments of the film.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Anna Leigh Tipton, who plays the nanny, 23-year-old she plays the 17-year-old nanny, and indeed has the appearance of the green and emotional sinus, and when she meets people who do not like her to express their love for her, her nervousness, discomfort and disgust are both real and full of joy, and she is a potential actor.