Romantic Comedy

A&E Just how bad can a romantic comedy be?

"All About Steve" can make a person long for those heady days of Kate Hudson-Matthew McConaughey vehicles
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 4, 2009

  • "(500) Days of Summer"

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel charm the pants off us -- and each other! -- in this irresistible comedy
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 17, 2009

  • "I Hate Valentine's Day"

    Nia Vardalos' big fat romantic stinker shows what happens when an actress overwhelms her own movie
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 1, 2009

  • "Whatever Works"

    Woody Allen and Larry David return to New York, bringing their crotchety self-mockery with them
    By Stephanie Zacharek June 19, 2009

  • "The Proposal"

    Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds try to skate around the law -- and genre clichés -- in this romantic comedy
    By Stephanie Zacharek June 19, 2009

  • I Like to Watch

    When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear.
    By Heather Havrilesky March 22, 2009

  • "I Love You, Man"

    Paul Rudd hugs it out -- and gives the finest performance of his career -- in this hilarious bromantic comedy about the unspoken codes of male friendship.
    By Stephanie Zacharek March 20, 2009

  • "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

    This garish and glossy romantic comedy is as empty as the brands it ogles.
    By Thomas Rogers February 13, 2009

  • "He's Just Not That Into You"

    A self-help phenomenon turns into a star-studded date movie -- but is this a dead-end romance?
    By Stephanie Zacharek February 6, 2009

  • "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"

    Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams October 3, 2008

  • Isn't it romantic?

    "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" director Peter Sollett talks about young people looking for love on the streets of New York.
    By Stephanie Zacharek September 30, 2008

  • Up all night with a psycho blonde

    Screwed-up strangers hook up for a last-minute New Year's date in the profane and delightful "In Search of a Midnight Kiss."
    By Andrew O'Hehir July 31, 2008

  • "What Happens in Vegas"

    This Ashton Kutcher-Cameron Diaz romantic comedy needs fewer sunsets and more lap dances and tequila shooters.
    By Mary Elizabeth WIlliams May 9, 2008

  • A star is born (at age 51)

    As a married woman meeting her ex-lover 25 years later, Juliet Stevenson transforms a Lifetime-level middle-aged rom-com into delirious comic magic.
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 8, 2008

  • "Made of Honor"

    This formulaic romantic comedy starring Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey leaves us McCold.
    By Stephanie Zacharek May 2, 2008

  • "Music and Lyrics"

    Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore make beautiful music together in this pleasingly hummable romantic comedy.
    By Stephanie Zacharek February 14, 2007

  • Middle-aged woman wallops Tom Cruise!

    The menopausal romance "Something's Gotta Give" beats "The Last Samurai" at the box office. Do chick-flick fans dare hope that the tide of guns, honor and big-ass boats is ebbing?
    By Rebecca Traister December 16, 2003

  • "Something's Gotta Give"

    Why must every character in American films who revels in sexual pleasure realize he's been leading an empty life? Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton do their best, but can't redeem this irritatingly moralistic romantic comedy.
    By Charles Taylor December 12, 2003

  • "Trouble in Paradise"

    Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 masterpiece, the most sophisticated of all American romantic comedies, resurfaces at last, both on DVD and (yes!) on the big screen.
    By Charles Taylor June 13, 2003

  • "A Guy Thing"

    A bachelor-party indiscretion with Julia Stiles leads to panties in the toilet tank -- but certainly no laughs.
    By Stephanie Zacharek January 17, 2003

  • "Born Romantic"

    This English charmer is actually funny and romantic -- and it won't make men run out of the theater.
    By Stephanie Zacharek September 28, 2001

  • "The Tao of Steve"

    In this smart and charming indie romance, a slacker guy gets wise to the shortcomings of serial conquests.
    By Jeff Stark April 18, 2001

  • "The Bachelor"

    Chris O'Donnell and Renie Zellweger face off in a tale that sets love against lucre.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams November 5, 1999

  • "Runaway Bride"

    Richard Gere and Julia Roberts pair-up for a would-be "Pretty Woman" Part 2, but the thrill is long gone.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams July 30, 1999

  • Forces of Nature

    Mary Elizabeth Williams reviews 'Forces of Nature,' starring Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams March 19, 1999
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