Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Das, worauf der ganze Hitch – Der Date Doktor baut, ist hier nur ein Vorspiel zu einer vielschichtigen Beziehungscollage von Romantik, einer Komödie und einem Drama. Zwar nach einem Hollywood-Muster, aber mit einem geschickten Arrangement mehrerer Figuren und nicht ausgesprochen einfachen love-trouble Beziehungen. Dem, was ich erwähnt habe, und Ryan Gosling und Julianne Moore (in Rollen, in denen man Adam Sandler und Salma Hayek erwarten würde) hat der Film zu verdanken, dass er aus der Schachtel von ähnlichen Getreidebreien herausragt. (27.09.2011)

Warum hat Steve Carell nach dem tollen Film Dan - Mitten im Leben! eine fast gleiche Rolle angenommen? Warum kam das Ende nicht nach der ausgezeichneten Konfrontation im Garten? Warum musste der Film so ein schreckliches Finale haben? Warum ist mir Ryan Gosling so sehr auf die Nerven gegangen? Na gut, die letzte Frage kann ich gleich selbst beantworten: Weil ich heterosexuell bin. Die ersten drei bleiben für mich aber ein Rätsel. Crazy Stupid Love ist aber trotzdem kein schlechter Film. Er ist einfach nur schlechter als der bereits erwähnte, vier Jahre ältere Streifen. (03.01.2015)

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)

A pleasant film that changes absolutely beautifully over time. I was quite impressed by how many interesting and big names they managed to rope into this movie. Maybe they wanted to shoot it for fun, because I doubt that they could get that much money out of such relationship-centric romantic movie. Anyway, the most amazing thing in the movie was Ryan Gosling. He was changing right before my eyes. First he was a flute player who scored with every girl he looked at, and then he was a boy who fell head over heels in love. And I believed him all that one hundred percent. Without him, the film would’ve definitely been only a half of what it is. But not only without him; Steve Carell is great as well. I just don’t understand why he’s being referred to as a comedian. He hasn’t grabbed my attention as a comedian yet, but he did convince me that he is a good actor. The film itself is about relationships with those we love and also about the fact that sometimes these relationships go into a slightly different direction than we would actually like. It was definitely a nice movie, but watching it once was enough for me. (29.12.2012)

Once again, a film full of quality humor and great lines. I don't think anyone in the cast is up to Ryan Gosling’s standard, but Steve Carell shone exceptionally. There are plenty of scenes that made me laugh out loud and a few that made me melt a little. The music was also well chosen. I appreciate films like this in this day and age. The only thing that kept it from perfection for me was a bit less of an American ending. 4.5 stars. (08.12.2011)