{"id":3824,"date":"2012-02-09T23:05:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T07:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2021-05-28T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T23:45:50","slug":"review-whatsyournumber-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2012\/02\/review-whatsyournumber-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: What’s Your Number? BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>What\u2019s Your Number<\/em><\/strong> is another rom-com that doesn\u2019t exactly break the mold for the genre. You get the old boy meets girl routine and some convoluted and even inane plot points but help me, I did manage to laugh a few times thanks mainly to Anna Faris. Make no mistake, it\u2019s not a good movie and I\u2019d that it might only be worth to Netflix if anything.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat’s Your Number? – Extended Edition (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Romance
\nFox | R\/Unrated \u2013 106\/116 min. \u2013 $39.99 | January 10, 2012<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Mark Mylod
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Karyn Bosnak (book); Gabrielle Allan & Jennifer Crittenden (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/strong>September 30, 2011<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>37.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Romantic comedies rarely go off the reservation in terms of storytelling and thus rely on the cast for its success. I won\u2019t say the latest, What\u2019s Your Number?<\/em><\/strong>, changes or breaks the mold by any stretch, but I still found it to be an enjoyable film thanks in large part to its star.<\/p>\n

Ally Darling (ANNA FARIS) is a 30-something year old who can\u2019t seem to keep a nice boyfriend. She\u2019s recently been fired by her jackass boss (JOEL MCHALE) and watches as her younger sister, Daisy (ARI GRAYNOR), planning for her own wedding. Ally reads in a magazine that if a woman has slept with 20 or more men, it\u2019s in all likelihood that a woman will never settle down; problem is, Ally had just broken up with man #19 (cameo by Star Trek<\/em>\u2019s Zachary Quinto). During her sister\u2019s bachelorette party, she and the others play a game where each writes down the number of men they\u2019ve been with, place in a glass and try to guess who the number belongs to. Much to her shock, she has the largest number by far.<\/p>\n

Ally vows to make sure the next guy she sleeps with will be the man that is \u201cright\u201d for her. Unfortunately that proclamation only lasts the night after getting wasted and, after running into her ex-boss, wakes up the next morning to find him in her bed. That\u2019s man #20 and he\u2019s hardly somebody she could fall in love with.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ally has a neighbor across the hall named Colin (CHRIS EVANS) who seems to have a new lady in his bed every night. The two formally meet when Colin, having trouble getting rid of the woman the next morning, hides out at her place. When she discovers he has some detective skills, thanks to his dad being a former cop, Ally enlists him to track down her exes because in her mind, since she\u2019s already slept with them, perhaps she can rekindle the love and get married without going over the 20-man mark. In exchange for his investigative skills, she allows him to continue to hide out and avoid his morning after guests. Yeah, it doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense…<\/p>\n

Colin\u2019s investigation leads him to several men, some of whom are still the same losers they were when Ally last saw them while others are successful. She goes to great lengths to find them going out of New York to Miami to get an examination by her ex who is an OB-GYN. All this despite having lost her job and probably burning through what money she had left (got to think rent in NYC isn\u2019t cheap).<\/p>\n

During all of this, Ally and Colin grow closer, sharing romantic-comedy scenes like breaking into Madison Square Garden and playing a round of strip horse so that each end up in their undies, thus satisfying both men and women. I can\u2019t imagine this happens in real life with two people who are friends… who are NOT drunk. But it\u2019s a sweet scene and admittedly as forced as it was, I thought it worked well enough.<\/p>\n

There was one man who continued to evade Ally, however: her first love, Jake Adams (DAVE ANNABLE from \u201cBrothers and Sisters\u201d), whose father is a wealthy investor. He eventually resurfaces and he\u2019s all that she\u2019s ever dreamed of. He\u2019s handsome, well to do but apparently not a snob, wanting to do charity work around the world. Of course, it might not be what she envisioned and perhaps the man for her lives across the hall. Eh, that couldn\u2019t be it…<\/p>\n

Alright, I admit up front that the entire storyline is, to say the least, contrived. The characters, other than the main, are fairly cookie-cutter and the plot is, obviously, predictable being able to see the end game within the first 5-minutes as most template romantic comedies do. All that said, and in reality I should hate the movie and lambast it to hell and back, there\u2019s just something about Anna Faris that made it more than tolerable and to a certain extent, charming. And for his part, Chris Evans, in the thankless role as the male love interest, gives a good performance that shows his skills as a ladies\u2019 man, a role he\u2019s played numerous times across genres.<\/p>\n

As for the film\u2019s co-stars, we at least are not tortured to see the weird sidekicks that often prevail in romantic comedies. For one, Chris Evans\u2019 character doesn\u2019t have that wacky best friend who gives him sage (i.e. nonsensical) advice, showing up every 15-minutes before becoming entirely absent in the third act. Ari Graynor (Nick and Norah\u2019s Infinite Playlist<\/em>) plays the primary female support and she does well enough with a limited role as does Blythe Danner in the thankless role as the slightly snobbish mother. Oh, and Ed Begley Jr. manages to show up for 5-minutes as the father. A small side story develops as mamma will not attend the wedding if he\u2019s there, so the girls try to work that out.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Your Number<\/em><\/strong> was directed by Mark Mylod whose career has consisted of primarily helming a variety of television shows like \u201cShameless\u201d and \u201cEntourage\u201d. The film is based upon a novel called \u201c20 Times a Lady\u201d and adapted by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden (two writers on \u201cScrubs\u201d). I have to give all three of them credit because they took what\u2019s basically a generic romantic comedy \u2013 topped off with contrivances and the third act argument \u2013 and managed to make it funny, mostly playing to Anna Faris\u2019 strengths rather than shoehorning her character into somebody she\u2019s not (i.e. the role wouldn\u2019t have worked with a Natalie Portman).<\/p>\n

Basically, I can\u2019t say What\u2019s Your Number<\/em><\/strong> is a great movie nor is it really a good one either, but I admire most of it because of Faris and, albeit more limited, Chris Evans. The plot is utter nonsense but at the same time I did manage to laugh at a few jokes and found the movie to be at least passable entertainment.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release includes a glossy slip cover. Included are the theatrical version<\/strong> and an extended version<\/strong> which runs about 10-minutes longer and basically includes more dirty jokes. I\u2019d stick with the theatrical version, however.<\/p>\n

Not a whole lot going on features-wise. We get some Deleted Scenes (17:05; HD)<\/span><\/strong>, a lengthy Gag Reel (7:15; HD)<\/span><\/strong> and a DVD\/Digital Copy<\/span><\/strong> combo disc. Note that the DVD only contains the theatrical version.<\/p>\n

Previews<\/strong> \u2013 The Big Year<\/em>, The Sitter<\/em>, In Time<\/em><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What\u2019s Your Number<\/em><\/strong> may merely be a standard romantic-comedy but it looks absolutely stunning with the 1080p high-def transfer. The movie contains a fine amount of natural film grain and noise that gives it clarity. It\u2019s well detailed showing off every nuance in the shot and the colors are nicely balanced. Simply put, this is an impressive transfer so fans of the movie will be more than satisfied.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The disc comes with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track which is good, though not great. The dialogue level is very good and generally came out of the center channel while ambient noises, as well as Aaron Zigman\u2019s standard score, make use of the rear speakers. The audio doesn\u2019t have a whole lot of depth save for the basketball court scene which gives the track a bit of a thump while playing Black Eyed Peas \u201cBoom Boom Pow\u201d song.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, What\u2019s Your Number<\/em><\/strong> is another rom-com that doesn\u2019t exactly break the mold for the genre. You get the old boy meets girl routine and some convoluted and even inane plot points but help me, I did manage to laugh a few times thanks mainly to Anna Faris. Make no mistake, it\u2019s not a good movie and I\u2019d that it might only be worth to Netflix if anything.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman<\/em>
\nPublished: <\/strong>02\/09\/2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s Your Number is another rom-com that doesn\u2019t exactly break the mold for the genre. You get the old boy meets girl routine and some convoluted and even inane plot points but help me, I did manage to laugh a few times thanks mainly to Anna Faris. Make no mistake, it\u2019s not a good movie … Continue reading “Review: What’s Your Number? BD + Screen Caps”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[244,1342,1343,353],"class_list":["post-3824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","tag-anna-faris","tag-ari-graynor","tag-blythe-danner","tag-chris-evans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3824"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26138,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3824\/revisions\/26138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}