Frustratingly uneven and at times embarrassingly bad, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” is a prime example of how several strong scenes and performances do not a good movie make. Steve Carell gives his best performance since “Little Miss Sunshine,” Ryan Gosling displays who’d-have-thunk-it wisenheimer skills and Emma Stone blossoms further into a big star … for what? Schvantz jokes, radically implausible plot twists and a chintzy narrative that plays like a slamming-door farce spin on “American Beauty”?
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Frustratingly uneven and at times embarrassingly bad, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” is a prime example of how several strong scenes and performances do not a good movie make. Steve Carell gives his best performance since “Little Miss Sunshine,” Ryan Gosling displays who’d-have-thunk-it wisenheimer skills and Emma Stone blossoms further into a big star … for what? Schvantz jokes, radically implausible plot twists and a chintzy narrative that plays like a slamming-door farce spin on “American Beauty”?