Crazy, Stupid, Love.

I really wasn't expecting so much tasteful humor along with a rather rich plot (for a romantic comedy to be sure). The story of each couple is irreplaceable, the intertwining is gradual and thoughtful, and the acting is very enjoyable. This film warms the heart, caresses the soul, entertains, moves, and leaves you with purely positive feelings. And Robbie is the most sincere and endearing character (I'm not a homosexual or a pedophile), his persistence towards Jessica is admirable, funny, and evokes no small amount of sympathy for his character. The more romantic comedies like this that exist, the more the majority audience base of the genre will be restored (cultivated?) and the world will be a little better for it.:) The complete absence of childish and cheesy humor is replaced by a wonderful narrative about love relationships across all generations – spiced up with brilliant casting and an overall natural impression. One of the genre film highlights of recent years. I was ultimately put off from giving it full marks by Cal's overly sweet final speech. (04/09/2012)

Such a stellar constellation, and such a shallow result. What does it matter that actors like Carell, Moore, Emma Stone or the new hearthrob Ryan Gosling shine in front of the camera, when they are part of a script so naive and shallow that it was impossible to ignore. The three romantic storylines fit together beautifully and the first face-to-face meeting of all the characters raises the film to a slightly higher level, but with the exception of Gosling's affair, the stories are not very interesting, in some respects they’re downright far-fetched (I would have shot that little boy), and also blindly predictable until the final reconciliatory happy ending. I don't want to criticize too much, because this comedy certainly doesn't deserve it, but as much as I was looking forward to and expecting an American version of Love Actually, in the end I had to put up with just another routine movie that was neither very funny nor original. 70% (03/14/2013)

Not your standard romantic comedy. The humor was more subtle, the story was more fleshed out (I even thought it would hold up until the finale for a while), the dad was played by a very convincing Steve Carell, and even the corny plot with a life/relationship coach sort of worked for me. At first, the only thing that slightly spoiled my overall good impression was the lovestruck teen. I was going to give it a four, but it turned out I was too much of an optimist. Although the filmmakers had been resisting it, the film eventually slipped into the standard clichés and melodramatic speeches in the end. I did manage to see the bigger picture so I’m giving it three stars as I surprisingly had a good time most of the time. / Lesson learned: You aren’t exactly a great athlete? There's always miniature golf. Or chess. 3*- (09/20/2022)

There's loads of these brisk, funny, situationally attuned, brilliantly shot comedies with polished casts in precisely fitting jackets, and no less precisely fitting roles. And if there is also an interesting dramatic subtext and some wisdom from life, much better. It should be noted, however, that Crazy Stupid Love entertains just a little bit more than its contemporaries. It's hard to say what it is, maybe the directorial dynamics, maybe the immediacy of the main characters, in any case, it’s great. (01/06/2017)

"Crazy, Lost Love" is a comedy that definitely doesn't seem like the biggest hit after the first scene. Cal, played by the great Steve Carell, learns out of the blue during dinner that his wife wants to divorce him. Because of that, he later jumps out of the car. That's when it gets funny again. But the film gets even more complicated. Cal's 13-year-old son is in love with the girl who babysits him (17 years old), and she is in love with Cal. Love truly takes on different forms. Not to mention that Cal becomes a ladies man who gets nine women into bed over a few nights. He is helped by the professional seducer Jacob, played by Ryan Gosling, a person who puts everything into every role. But even the seducer must sometimes fall in love and want to settle down. The film deals with a fairly tangled mess of relationships, but eventually unravels itself. I won't reveal anything, but the film works excellently on all levels - it is great as a comedy, as a drama, and as a romantic film. Some jokes are strong, and some scenes have the potential to become cult favorites. The film is dominated by the brilliantly chosen actors, whether in the roles of the two mentioned men, or in the role of Julianne Moore. The young actors playing the thirteen-year-old son and the babysitting girl don't let themselves be outshined. Thanks to them, the film works well. You will laugh, you will get emotional. This definitely couldn't make me "LOL". More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/08/parmeni-krysy-z-temnot-mi-4-blazniva.html (02/26/2013)