Man Up is
one of those nice, cool movies you probably won’t hear about. I came across it
while looking for something to watch this weekend, and seeing Simon Pegg on the
cover inspired me to give it a try.
It delivers. The
fun thing about this movie is the cast. The two leads, Simon Pegg and Lake
Bell, couldn’t be more perfectly matched for this movie. Their chemistry is
engaging, and it makes you want to fall in love and never be afraid to take a
chance on it.
As far as romantic comedies go, this one is wonderful. Funny, witty, and
all-around cool is what Man Up delivers.
Every romantic
comedy shows you the guy and the girl and how they hook up. The path to the
hookup is something we’re all too familiar with, since there’s nothing new
under the sun. When watching movies like this, you expect things to go the same
way but wonder how it would be if they didn’t. Well, this movie decides to
follow the same path as others but throws in twists and turns in the areas we
want them to, leaving you wondering, How are these guys going to end up
together now?
Well, they do.
With wonderful
directing by Ben Palmer, this British movie stars an English man and an
American lady, where the lady has to put on an English accent. Lake Bell did
well with her accent, but I wonder why they didn’t just cast an English
actress. I guess the casting director knew something about how these two would
look on screen—well done, sir, because they looked great.
The movie’s plot
is straightforward and simple. Nancy (Lake Bell) is 34 and lonely, giving up on
love and just going through the motions. Jack (Simon Pegg) is 40 and lonely,
struggling to cope with his divorce after his wife left him for his friend.
Jack is off to a
blind date, while Nancy is just out and about after meeting a lady on a train
who left her book behind for Nancy. Nancy is standing at the spot holding the
book, which Jack and the woman he’s supposed to meet decided would be how they
recognize each other.
Jack approaches
Nancy, thinking she’s his date, and rushes her off on their date without giving
her room to explain. Well, she plays along until midway through their date when
she finally owns up.
Want a rom-com for you and your lover to kick back and watch this weekend? Go see Man Up. You’ll be glad you did.
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