Crazy, Stupid, Love

This story follows two different men. Two men on different paths, that somehow cross each other. When Cal's (Carell) wife Emily (Moore) asks for a divorce after 25 years of marriage, he is lost. To say he becomes unstable would be understatement. Cal has not dated ever. He met Emily in high school and they got married right out of HS. To say he is lost in the dating world doesn't even come close to how bad at it he is. Luckily he ends up in a bar that is moonlighted by Jacob (Gosling). Jacob is a smooth talker, who is unafraid of any female, and each night of the week, he takes home a new lady. No strings, no commitments, no problems. He loves his life. He is good looking, and he has money. He plays his strengths to perfection. When Cal is moping in the bar, Jacob takes him on as a pet project of sorts. It's like the biggest challenge for him to date. He wants to turn Cal from a loser to a winner. Their friendship is very unlikely, but somehow it works. The chemistry between Carell and Gosling is unmatched. Especially considering the age gap, plus the genre cross over. Carell is a comedian. He knows comedy and executes it very well. Gosling usually does more dramatic, and quirky roles, but this was perfectly cast. They become a bit of a team, except that Jacob is the leader and Cal is quiet and stays more in the shadows. Cal is quickly becoming Jacob's biggest achievement, but their friendship is the bigger story. They become each other's confidants. Then everything is turned on it's head. Hanna (Emma Stone) happens. To Jacob, she is just another conquest, until they spend some time together, not sex together, but talking together. He has never taken the time to know any of his conquests, but this one is different. He doesn't know how to deal with it, and as funny as it may be, the student may actually become the teacher in the Romantic Dark Dramatic film with enough laughs to also call it a comedy. It may have one of the funniest scenes ever, and to say it caught me by surprise and off guard doesn't do it justice. Dan Fogelman wrote one helluva good film that really is different from everything else in the same category. I may actually own this movie, so I can share it with the community. This is one of those rare gems that feels like we know how it will end when it begins, but we quickly begin to doubt our thoughts. I also want to add that Marisa Tomei is awesome and sexy as always, but how did I not know Kevin Bacon was in this film? Love me some Bacon, and he is good. Here is a picture for the ladies, because I love all my readers and I am comfortable in my own sexuality to admit that Ryan Gosling is an attractive man with glorious abs.

NBM rates Crazy Stupid Love - Phenomenal with scenes of Cinematic Art