A middle of the road film, I was never completely bored or really drawn to any of the characters. It seems like it wants to be a mix or the Judd Apatow style comedy and a Before Sunset type romance but never works completely in either sense.
The film is filled with way too many cliches of the teen romance genre, you can sense where the story is going from a mile away. Exes are way worse than the new guy/girl and friends are mainly there for comedic relief. There are a couple of nice cameos though, the best being Kevin Corrigan in a silent role holding a turkey sandwich.
Two things about the movie really took me out of the picture. The first: apparently there is no traffic anywhere in New York. These characters are able to zip around from New Jersey, to Manhattan, to Brooklyn and then back again in a matter of minutes. The other is a shot of a legendary underground indie rock bands shoes when walking onto stage. The first band member is wearing baggy jeans and what appear to be Steve Madden shoes, the next was donning green Doc Martins. This isn't 1992 and I can't think of any indie rock band that would be wearing anything remotely close to this, not even ironically.
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