DVD review: She's Out of My League

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"How many guys can relate to a movie like this?"

She's out of My League puts a mild mannered hockey geek next to a "hottie" and hopes that the answer to this question is: "a lot." In the same romantic comedy form as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up; She's Out of My League paints a funny picture of 'normal' people facing normal problems and it succeeds.

Plot points do not drive this movie engine. While the story is fairly interesting, it isn't anything crazy original because hollywood has shown us the little guy getting the pretty girl before. That being said, the cast uses comedy to drive the film and it works.

There are a couple really hilarious moments. The humor level seems to go up and down, but really lends itself to the story of our not-so-young-anymore airport security officer. Jay Baruchel's character has a lot of hilarious moments with his friends. Krysten Ritter, who plays a best friend to the love interest in the movie, also has a one liner that might make you laugh out loud.

I'm a big fan of Jay Baruchel, and this movie continues to make me a fan. Baruchel really has his emotional and comedic timing down pat and holds strong in this movie. He easily slips into the lovable nerd role, and gets to show off a little bit of his Canadian roots with a whole scene shot at a Pittsburgh Penguins game. If you weren't a fan of Jay Baruchel before this film, you just might just change your mind.

For a fun DVD rental, you can't go wrong with She's Out of My League. It's nothing revolutionary in the Romantic Comedy genre but it's sure to make you laugh. 

3.5/5

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