She's Out of My League

Director Jim Field Smith's loser-meets-princess romantic fantasy pairs Kirk (Jay Baruchel), a sad-sack security employee at the Pittsburgh airport who—after two years—is still pining for his erstwhile girlfriend, with gorgeous Molly (Alice Eve), a well-to-do event planner he meets at a terminal checkpoint. Coming off a bad relationship, she's taken with the unassuming Kirk, and the pair become an item, to the disbelief not only of Kirk's distinctly unsupportive family but also of his trio of buddies—one a boorish loudmouth, another a handsome hunk, and the third a bumbling married man. Not surprisingly, all of this negative pressure leads to a breakup—which will, of course, be resolved before the credits roll. While Kirk and Molly are a semi-winning couple, the other characters are a cartoonish bunch, played with a heavy hand, while much of the humor reflects the lowest common denominator assembly-line coarseness afflicting American comedies today (a hockey puck to the groin, premature ejaculation, apparently obligatory gay jokes, etc.). A forgettable farce that even the personable leads can't save, this is not recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include audio commentary by director Jim Field Smith, “Devon's Dating Show” guide to dating (7 min.), a blooper reel (6 min.), deleted scenes and an extended ending (4 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a disappointing rom-com.] (F. Swietek)