Within the first 5 minutes of opening, I thought Ashton really chose poorly in accepting this role; he chose a role too close to what he is perceived as in real life. First and foremost in my mind, he's an ex model hottie. Secondly, he has never seemed like the sharpest tool in the shed based on the roles he's played. Thirdly, I wonder would he be where he "is" today without Demi? He saunters in, first scene, looking like a cross between a gay hairdresser and a wanna be edgy member of Green Day. He's talking smack about how beautiful he is, and how he's ridden on the coat tails of his charm and appearance and sexed his way around LA. Boy, I thought, I'm glad these tickets were free...
In the end, I was surprised that I was able to suspend disbelief and actually believe what his character was feeling, saying and doing, and NO, it wasn't because the role wasn't a stretch for him. He actually *acted*, so much so that I forgot who he was and that I wasn't supposed to think he was doing a good job! The story line has some extraneous characters that muddle and muck up the story, and some are not as developed as could be, but all in all, for what it's intended for, it's a good escape. It shouldn't be classified as a romantic comedy though, there is nothing romantic about it. It's about a man who moves from Sugar Momma to Sugar Momma, whoring himself out to the highest bidder. In the end, he doesn't find love- appropriately his unrequited love chooses her own Sugar Daddy over him. If it were a true romantic comedy, the two poor but in love people would forsake their desire to live a lavish lifestyle with OPM and move into a refrigerator box together, but alas, no, she turns him down.
In the end, I found it a little depressing, actually, but isn't that how life really is? No happy ending here, and that made it actually better than it would have been with a nice, tight, Hollywood as usual movie wrapped up with a shiny, red bow.
As an aside, there's lot of eye candy for your viewing pleasure, not just of Ashton romping around in bed naked, but plenty of hot women, too.
In the end, I was surprised that I was able to suspend disbelief and actually believe what his character was feeling, saying and doing, and NO, it wasn't because the role wasn't a stretch for him. He actually *acted*, so much so that I forgot who he was and that I wasn't supposed to think he was doing a good job! The story line has some extraneous characters that muddle and muck up the story, and some are not as developed as could be, but all in all, for what it's intended for, it's a good escape. It shouldn't be classified as a romantic comedy though, there is nothing romantic about it. It's about a man who moves from Sugar Momma to Sugar Momma, whoring himself out to the highest bidder. In the end, he doesn't find love- appropriately his unrequited love chooses her own Sugar Daddy over him. If it were a true romantic comedy, the two poor but in love people would forsake their desire to live a lavish lifestyle with OPM and move into a refrigerator box together, but alas, no, she turns him down.
In the end, I found it a little depressing, actually, but isn't that how life really is? No happy ending here, and that made it actually better than it would have been with a nice, tight, Hollywood as usual movie wrapped up with a shiny, red bow.
As an aside, there's lot of eye candy for your viewing pleasure, not just of Ashton romping around in bed naked, but plenty of hot women, too.