Umm... no?

I watched Good Luck Chuck last night. I had been trying to keep away from the movie because I found one of the posters rather offensive. But, my roommate got it on her netflix, and so I figured... what the hell. 

I will make a list of reasons I disliked it. 

1. Gratuitous sex and boobs: It did nothing to move along the storyline, it was just a reason to have ton of girls naked, and include way too many sex scenes. '
2. Jessica Alba: I don't like her. I do not find her attractive, but then again, I am not one of the sex-driven males that the movie was obviously targeted towards. 
3. Marriage Obsessed Women: Am I to believe that women will throw themselves at some guy because they think he is a good luck charm that will guarantee them to meet their future husband faster? & it seemed rather out of character for Charlie to just screw every girl who throws themselves at him. 
4. Charlie's friend: If anyone wants to see what a complete tool acts like, this movie will enlighten you. 
5. The advertisements are CRAP!: The storyline presented in previews and the actual storyline are completely different. Or maybe it was just me. I get that the girl is accident-prone, but I don't get what it has to do with ANYTHING. I really don't. It just seemed like a reason to throw Jessica Alba against various hard surfaces. Normally, being accident-prone is kind of endearing, but I found it contrived and obnoxious. 

I gave it a chance because I generally enjoy Dane Cook. Not so much his new stuff, but I think he is really a funny guy. Every once a while in the progression of the movie, there are, what I call, "Dane-isms." There are bits of his stand up that make their way into the actions of his character, and that is the only thing that even remotely made the movie interesting, or even bearable. 

It basically confirmed that I do not like college humor. 

On the other hand, I also watched The Painted Veil which I got on my Netflix account. I know, how much more opposite could I get from Good Luck Chuck?

I adored the movie. Edward Norton is absolutely amazing as Walter Fane. There are so many dimensions to his character, you can't help but alter your feelings throughout the film. Naomi Watts is also exceptional as Kitty. Although I don't really see her as the main character of the film, she portrays her character exceptionally. And then, there is Liev Schreiber. I find him incredibly attractive, but his character is a total douchebag womanizer. And he has an English accent. yum. haha. 

The storyline is amazing. I loved every moment of it. I am more a drama kind of person when it comes to movies. I want it to make me feel something. I cried at the end of the movie. It was just moving and the whole storyline prior to it leads you straight to feeling emotionally drained at the end. 

I am actually going to order the novella that it was based on, The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham.  I love it when an excellent movie is based on a book!