She's Out of My League

Review by Anthony Morris

Hot girls and nerdy guys aren't exactly a rare pairing in movies - just real life - so you'd be forgiven for not looking forward to the prospect of an entire film focusing on what a lot of other comedies just take for granted.

Yet amazingly, She's Out of My League has both its' head and its' heart in the right place.

Okay, our hero Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is a skinny loser who's been moping over his ex for the last few years - which is kind of embarrassing as she's still hanging out with his family despite having a new boyfriend. 

However, when he meets gorgeous party planner Molly (Alice Eve) during his airport security job, he's too wrapped up in his problems to even think about hitting on her.

She leaves her phone behind, he finds it, she gets him to come to a party to drop it off and before you know it, they're dating. Mostly because she's just come out of a bad relationship and is looking for someone safe, but dating nonetheless. 

Unfortunately, all Kirk's family and friends - especially his trash talking best buddy Stainer (T J Miller) - think they know where this story ends and it involves a lot more heartbreak for Kirk. So, with the best possible intentions, they keep on telling him: she's out of your league. 

In case the plot doesn't give it away, this is really funny, with plenty of hilariously profane and bizarre dialogue (mostly from Stainer). But it's also pretty much spot-on with the emotional side of things too. 

She's Out of My League doesn't lay it on thick, but you do get two fairly well-rounded and believable characters falling in love here, and that's a lot more than you might have expected from what looks like yet another trash-talking sex romp. 

Though there is a lot of very high-quality trash talk here too.

4 out of 5

She's Out of My League
Australian release: 1st April, 2010
Official Site: She's Out of My League
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Krysten Ritter
Director: Jim Field Smith