Film Review: She's out of my league

Director: Jim Field Smith

This is the first full length feature film for director Jim Field Smith, his second film Butter is released very soon in the UK. In his first foray he strays into Judd Apatow territory with a romantic comedy that takes out a lot of the expletives but still leaves a lot of the gross out humour in. She's out of my league is filmed mostly around Pittsburgh and features scenes at the airport, Consol Energy Center (Hockey game) and PNC Park (baseball stadium)

Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is a TSA employee at Pittsburgh International Airport who works with his friends who have various jobs around the airport. His friend Stainer (T.J. Miller) flirts towards airline passenger Molly (Alice Eve) whilst Kirk is the only employee who is courteous towards her and gets to meet her again after she leaves her mobile phone at the airport. Kirk starts a relationship with her but struggles with the pitfalls of dating a girl much more attractive than himself and gets help from his friends whilst avoiding his ex girlfriend Marnie (Lindsay Sloane).

Kirk (Jay Baruchel) and Molly (Alice Eve)

The early part of the movie which sets the characters up and reveals their personalities is funny as the guys hang out and crack jokes at each others expense. Compared to other movies in the genre this does very well in making you laugh at slightly silly jokes. Unfortunately it doesn't have the material to last and the second half of the movie features the story progressing to a predictable climax without many jokes that are worthy of note, the latter jokes more of a rehash of previous jokes from popular comedies. The ending was a real shame as well as the over the top slapstick chase through the airport was just mindless and not at all funny.

1.5/4 Funny in parts but loses too much momentum by the end.