An all-star cast, decent story line and zero incoming expectations make for a good movie. Probably the later being the most important. Steve Carell has just been booted out by his long time wife and meets up with Ryan Gosling, ladies-man extraordinaire, in a bar. An apprenticeship of sorts develops between the two as Gosling teaches Carell how to get back in the game. Add in a couple of strange pre-teen kids and there is no lack of character here. All this comes together in the first half of film to fulfill the stupid love part of the title. To be honest, it is a bit long and a bit slow developing to this point. However, by time we get to the crazy part in the last act, it becomes pretty clear that the long setup was pretty much all needed. Overall, this is a fun film with some obvious holes that are easily overlooked in the enjoyment.
4 stars (out of 5)
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