What's Your Number a romantic comedy to catch

By Kensey King     10/5/11 7:00pm

Girly comedies like Bridesmaids and Knocked Up are becoming ever more popular in this day and age – and thank goodness for that. What's Your Number has its share of comedic goodies thanks to its sharp writing and acting sensation Anna Faris.

The film opens on Ally Darling (Anna Faris, The House Bunny) in bed with her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend, Rick (Zachary Quinto, Startrek). When Darling asks Rick to accompany her to her little sister's wedding, Rick decides to end the relationship. Her day continues to go downhill as she goes to work only to get fired from her marketing job. On her way home, she is startled by a statistic in a Marie Claire article that says women, on average, sleep with 10.5 different guys during their lives. After talking to her sister (Ari Graynor, Lucky) and friends, Ally realizes that her total of 19 lovers is rather high, and then reads that the same article says that women with more than 20 different lovers never find love. Thus, Darling sets out on a quest to track down all of her ex-boyfriends to see if she can rekindle the flame in order to maintain her hook up number and stay below the dreaded number 20. Meanwhile, Darling becomes close friends with her neighbor across the hall, Colin Shea (Chris Evans, Captain America), the stereotypical bad boy who cuts a deal with Ally: she lets him in her apartment to hide from the many girls he brings home in exchange for his help tracking down her ex-boyfriends. The reunions prove to be unsuccessful except for one ex-boyfriend, whom Colin has difficulty finding. The chemistry between Colin and Ally continues to build but of course their friendship enters into dangerous waters as Ally tries to figure who she is and what she wants out of life.

While What's Your Number provides comedic moments and fast, witty dialogue from time to time, Anna Faris' sense of humor really makes this movie. Any other actress would not be able to deliver the clever, and at times raunchy, lines as well as Faris does. Her comedic timing and personality make this movie enjoyable. Chris Evans also fits his role as the lovable jerk incredibly well. Faris and Evans both dish out a good amount of sexiness in their roles while managing to stay subtle, keeping their characters fairly realistic. The sister, Ari Graynor, and mother, Blythe Danner, are about average and are overshadowed by Faris.

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The cinematography and artistic elements of the film are nothing revolutionary. Director Mark Mylod ("Entourage") keeps it simple, relying on the script, Faris and Evans to carry the film. This recipe works well as this film is neither heavy nor deep.

All in all, this movie is full of laugh-0ut-loud moments and awkward situations that are definitely entertaining. It may resemble the summer comedy Bridesmaids but stays clear of any the wedding drama by focusing on Ally Darling's pickle the whole time. It will make you look back on all your old relationships and realize how glad you are that you ended them.

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