Some Girl(s)

I think I've never voted 1 for a movie here at IMDb until now. The idea is interesting, and that's what drove me into watching Some girl(s). This story is about a self-centered guy who is apparently trying to make amends. Horrible. As if the character wasn't appalling enough, Adam Brody's acting is abominable. The girls are awesome, but Adam is on screen ALL THE TIME. There's one scene in which one of the ex-girlfriends (I won't say who, so I don't spoil anything) says that someone has cancer. Brody's acting is so bad that I laughed at the situation. His face, his reactions, his body language.... Just awful. DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!

Some Girl(s) is a strange little indie movie that isn't terrible but never really gets anywhere either. Also it is not a comedy. I never laughed once. The film follows Adam, who is going around trying to make amends with his exes before he gets married, or so we initially think. We come to learn that for one reason or another, Adam has run away from basically every relationship he has been in, leaving behind shattered girls. The film is basically different versions of the same thing as he goes and talks to one of these women. They explain how he hurt them, and Adam tries to justify his actions. But basically Adam is a terrible person. For the most part, the acting is good, but it is really repetitive and kind of boring. Also, I was surprised to learn that a woman directed this movie since it is such a male-driven film. The movie is about Adam, and while there are some great female actors in this film, they are defiantly not the main focus. I was so confused when I started watching it that I didn't see Kristen Bell, who isn't actually in the film until the last act. Also, I found this movie on DVD at a local store, so it may have just been my version, but in the scene with Kristen Bell and Adam, their words didn't match their lips. It was like watching a boring version of Godzilla (I love Godzilla, FYI). Anyway, it was an okay movie but nothing special. I do agree with one of the other reviewers who said the ending made it a little better. For those who want to know, in the last act, we find that Adam has been taping his conversations with his ex to use them in his work. He also has a history of writing about his love life and selling it as fiction, much to the dismay of these women he has dated. So at the end of the film, you cannot help but wonder if Adam was actually sincere in what he was doing or if he was just doing it to have something to write about. This ambiguity is further reinforced in the film's final shot, where he gives the female flight attendant a devilish grin. And we are left wondering will he leave his fiancé for this new lady or not? And was this all just a big game? It's fun to think about, but overall the movie was nothing special and should've been better with the talent it had in it.

The pretext is to "clear the air" with respect to his past faux pas. It is probably unwatchable except for the charm of the lead, Brody, who in real life describes himself as a secular Jew. Brody is in every scene so if he's not one of your favorites, skip this film. (Brody previously starred in the long running television series "The OC".) The former flames include Lindsay (Emily Watson), Reggie (Zoe Kazan) and Bobbi (Kristen Bell). They are all engaging and it is fun to speculate with whom, if any, Brody will end up. The meetings are set up in the domicile of each girl friend and there are very few scenes set elsewhere. So the low budget aspects of the film will definitely put some people off. The film works for me mainly because of the honesty of the actors and the strength and credibility of the star.

I would never watch this film again. Ever. The trailer had made it seem so good, and if you can't judge a film by its trailer, what do you judge it by? The reviews, that's right. Why I didn't check the reviews, I have no idea. I actually think you would enjoy reading my review than watching film. This film was terrible. The main character, (what was his name?), experienced some sort of dream which spurred him on to 'right his wrongs', to remedy all the broken hearts he caused, to help him live with himself. That's what he sets out to do, most probably it was inspired by his engagement and a promise of acceptance to a monogamous lifestyle. He wanted to start afresh, he desired forgiveness. So he creates a list of his most notable exes (not all of them, just five) and he travels to them, to 'talk'. He didn't even have a game plan. An idiot, no doubt. So...you have to cope with a lot of stuttering on his part and the obvious confusion, he had no idea what he was after. He had left all of them, at some point in their relationship, he was a coward. But not the romantic type for 'the one that got away' , is there a romantic type? So of course, they were angry. Not at first, but being the idiot he was, he provoked them to speak of their memories, to relive the pain. Initially, that's all I thought, just that he was bad with words (did I mention he was a writer?) and that he wasn't aware of what he was doing. But, I came to realise he was just playing with their feelings. But then, I began to feel a tad sympathetic for him: he was lost and in search of forgiveness. But then I began to think about what would make his character worse...And it came to be: he sought them out to write a story on them for some magazine or something. So all that crap about seeking forgiveness was just that. Crap. This is what he had done before, he had written his stories on them when he had broken their hearts. Did I feel sympathy for him, at this point? Not at all, he was just an idiot through and through. The only reason my rating isn't completely harsh is because I loved that all the exes were intelligent, they all knew what had gone on and they showed him "who's boss". Their only mistake was him, but it really wasn't them, it was him. I especially liked Kristen Bell in this film, she completely detested the man. We shared a common dislike and then, the way she played with his feelings. Pure genius. But that was more the character, I liked Bell for her passion in the role. It was real. Jennifer Morrison was also strong in her role, perhaps a little crazed it seemed. Another small thing I liked was the fact that there was no happily ever after, it was open ended and I like to believe that his fiancé ended up with someone new or that his marriage turns out to be a complete misery. Yes, that's how much I hated the main guy. You'd think that I've experience with a man of such nature, I actually don't. And I'm more than grateful for it.