“What’s Your Number?” Flops

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By Amanda Newell
Staff Writer

Romantic comedies all follow the same outline: the girl predictably falls in love with the “good guy” that was there for her all along. Director Mark Mylod’s “What’s Your Number?” does not stray from this trend, making the movie a boring comedy and a waste of time and money.

Mylod’s film lacks every quality that an authentic and creative movie should have. The storyline is completely predictable from beginning to end. Its foul humor and crudity fall flat, with very few clever comedic moments to relieve them.

After a life of promiscuity, Ally Darling (Anna Faris) convinces herself to revisit each of her exes to see if she overlooked her soulmate. Along the way, Ally meets her womanizing neighbor, Colin Shea (Chris Evans). Ally and Colin track down her exes, and the two of them advance their mission, as well as their relationship.

“What’s Your Number?” uses a clichéd and predictable setup. The film’s conflict is aimless and vague, botching the whole plot immensely. With an unsatisfactory and completely predictable ending, viewers ultimately receive a stereotypical lovey-dovey romantic comedy, lacking any creativity or originality.

There is nothing endearing or relatable about any of the characters. The main characters and supporting cast collectively lacked depth contributing to their dull performances. Evans’ character portrays a typical playboy, which ultimately leads to his lackluster performance. There is very little character development, if any can be found at all.

Despite obtuse, vulgar humor generally dominating the film, there is the occasional scene with clever banter and interplay between the cast. If only Faris and Evans could branch out from their stereotypical roles, they would be a lot more successful. Until then, they will always be recognized as the brainless characters they choose to play.

“What’s Your Number?” disappoints with its expected, overstated story line and a very overdone romantic ending. “What’s Your Number?” is rated R and playing in theaters nationwide.