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A date movie? That’s also *gasp*…funny?!? She’s Out of My League may not fit perfectly into this classification, but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun to watch this wonderful little comedy try.
Kirk is a loser, no matter which way you look at him. He’s a deadpan terminal security guard, his manipulative ex-girlfriend still lives with he and his parents, and his friends are less than supportive of anything he decides to take a crack at. But that all changes when he meets Molly, a girl so mind-blowing his friends deem her a “10″ on a hotness scale, and Kirk a 5. Once the kid finds out Molly has feelings for him other than pity, Kirk spends the rest of the movie trying to step up to the ghost standard he assumes she’s set for him. The most original plot? No way. Though She’s Out of My League comes in an arms-open time at the movies where your only hope for laughs is at Shutter Island’s mediocrity. (Yes, I’m still hung up on that.)
Jay Baruchel is on his way to becoming a true blue Hollywood actor. Having only played minor roles in comedies much bigger than he, Tropic Thunder and Knocked Up, Baruchel is finally coming into his own. He brings his Canadian-bred voice to DreamWorks How To Train Your Dragon, as well as having written a few scripts that are finally likely to be put onto the screen. She’s Out of My League is your first real chance to see him in action.
As a leading man Baruchel almost makes it. Kirk’s hero is called to be disguised as a meek dude looking to score with anyone willing to coincide, however at times he seems uncomfortable having to front-run the entire film. English newcomer Alice Eve helps him alongside his trip, marvelous at making Kirk’s daily life pale in comparison to her extravagant one. Debra Jo Rupp, Kyle Bornheimer, and Andrew Daly are welcome cameos in this carefree surprise.
She’s Out of My League falls into hopelessly tired cliches typical rom-coms generally do. But it has a lovable destination in mind that it actually does reach, mechanical as it may be at doing this, but come on! There’s so much to genuinely like here. Director Jim Field Smith’s prodigy isn’t anything as hilarious as something per The Hangover, and it doesn’t have the brains Knocked Up has, however She’s Out of My League is a breezy, feelgood everyman comedy in the likes of I Love You, Man.

3.5/5 stars.

Watch my full review of She’s Out of My League here!