Crazy, Stupid, Love.

A romantic comedy that is incredibly enjoyable, well acted, and not based on a script that is completely stupid, soulless, or tasteless. The joys and sorrows of love are a rewarding and inexhaustible subject that translates well to the screen. Moreover, Crazy, Stupid Love manages not to get bogged down in clichés and awkwardness, as is often the case with films of this genre. In addition, a film starring Julianne Moore and Emma Stone together would be worth watching just for their presence alone. In short, a nice and sweet film that makes you laugh and moves you, in both cases pretty honestly from the heart. (12/02/2014)

Not your standard romantic comedy. The humor was more subtle, the story was more fleshed out (I even thought it would hold up until the finale for a while), the dad was played by a very convincing Steve Carell, and even the corny plot with a life/relationship coach sort of worked for me. At first, the only thing that slightly spoiled my overall good impression was the lovestruck teen. I was going to give it a four, but it turned out I was too much of an optimist. Although the filmmakers had been resisting it, the film eventually slipped into the standard clichés and melodramatic speeches in the end. I did manage to see the bigger picture so I’m giving it three stars as I surprisingly had a good time most of the time. / Lesson learned: You aren’t exactly a great athlete? There's always miniature golf. Or chess. 3*- (20/09/2022)

I wonder why Steve Carell took on another almost identical role after the great Dan in Real Life? Why didn't the film end with a great confrontation in the garden and have to have that awful ending? Why did Ryan Gosling get on my nerves so much? Okay, I'll answer the last question myself right now, since I'm heterosexual, but the first two remain a mystery. Still, Crazy, Stupid, Love isn't a bad spectacle. It's just worse than the aforementioned film four years before. (03/01/2015)

"Crazy, Lost Love" is a comedy that definitely doesn't seem like the biggest hit after the first scene. Cal, played by the great Steve Carell, learns out of the blue during dinner that his wife wants to divorce him. Because of that, he later jumps out of the car. That's when it gets funny again. But the film gets even more complicated. Cal's 13-year-old son is in love with the girl who babysits him (17 years old), and she is in love with Cal. Love truly takes on different forms. Not to mention that Cal becomes a ladies man who gets nine women into bed over a few nights. He is helped by the professional seducer Jacob, played by Ryan Gosling, a person who puts everything into every role. But even the seducer must sometimes fall in love and want to settle down. The film deals with a fairly tangled mess of relationships, but eventually unravels itself. I won't reveal anything, but the film works excellently on all levels - it is great as a comedy, as a drama, and as a romantic film. Some jokes are strong, and some scenes have the potential to become cult favorites. The film is dominated by the brilliantly chosen actors, whether in the roles of the two mentioned men, or in the role of Julianne Moore. The young actors playing the thirteen-year-old son and the babysitting girl don't let themselves be outshined. Thanks to them, the film works well. You will laugh, you will get emotional. This definitely couldn't make me "LOL". More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/parmeni-krysy-z-temnot-mi-4-blazniva.html (26/02/2013)

For three quarters of its run I was really thrilled with Crazy, Stupid, Love, but that clichéd happy ending made me lose that feeling very quickly. Carell, Gosling, Moore, et al. are fantastic, I had no problem liking everyone. It’s certainly a very nice film, but if you want to see a truly great one, turn it off after the “meeting in the garden” scene. (24/10/2011)