She's Out Of My League

The best way to describe She’s Out Of My League would be something like Annie Hall meets There’s Something About Mary. Relationship paranoia meets sweetness and smut. The good news is that though there isn’t anything too original here, it scores well in all areas. The paranoia in this case is caused when average airport employee Kirk (Jay Baruchel) does a good turn for stunning passenger Molly (Alice Eve) leading to Molly asking him out and them eventually becoming a couple. Kirk, and his friends and family, find it hard to believe such a woman would ever be interested in a guy such as himself. This leads to many standard comic scenes (some work, some don’t), including the now obligatory watch through your fingers set ups when the couple meet the respective parents (Eve’s are played by her real life parents, quiz fans). After usually being on the sidelines Baruchel eases into the leading role man with ease and the supporting players all offer good support (especially Jason Siegel/Jon Heder lookalike T J Miller). On the downside some of the screenplay, when delivered by the laid back Baruchel, is so dry it’s hard to know whether to laugh or not and Eve can’t do much with Molly, who at times feels more of a plot device than a main character. Overall, though some vulgarity may put some off, director Jim Field Smith gets the sweet tone right, there’s a few laugh out loud moments and a rockin’ soundtrack to boot.

The OC Film Sting Final Verdict
A nice effort this and whether it’s through the romance or the comedy you’ll be smiling come the end. Rating: 7/10