Just Friends

Watched it on Saturday, December 3, 2005 @ the Famous Players theatre.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Amy Farris

First off I have to admit that I'm positively bias to any movie starring Ryan Reyolds...he's just dreamy. Then, when he plays a character that was fat in high school & morphed into hotness in his adulthood, well that's just movie magic.

The movie's main story plot is that Chris (Reynolds) is in love with his best friend Jamie (Smart) in high school. After his heartfelt confession she tells him that she loves him too "as a brother". Ouch. So it's this pivotal moment that morphs Chris from a sweet, lovable sensitive guy to a cocky, arrogant womanizer. Then by some strange twist of events Chris ends up back in his home town after about 10 years and his focus switches to wooing the woman who broke his heart. Plenty of slapstick comedy and humor a la American Pie-esque ensues as sub characters emerge (the jerky, much younger brother, the female antagonist, the male antagonist) and wreck havoc on Chris's plan.

Overall I would love to rate this movie as a 9.5/10 but I'd hate to raise your hopes too much so I'll give it a 7.5/10.