"She's Out of My League" stays in the minors
She's Out Of My League Opens today at Quality 16, Showcase, Brighton Review by Jeff Meyers of the Metro Times Grade: C
Alice Eve and Jay Baruchel in "She's Out of My League"
It’s only been 90 minutes since I saw "She’s Out of My League" and I’m already struggling to remember what happened. The movie isn’t an entirely unpleasant experience, but whatever goodwill it engenders while you watch it — there are a few laughs, a few sweet moments — evaporates after leaving the theater.
Jay Baruchel ("Undeclared," "Tropic Thunder") is a sweet-natured everydude, working for the TSA at the Pittsburgh airport, killing time with his foul-mouthed buddies, and pining for his selfish twit of an ex-girlfriend. When a chance encounter with overachieving Aryan goddess Alice Eve (a "rock hard 10," his friends sputter) develops into an unlikely romance, Baruchel gets overcome with insecurity. As everyone in his life explains, he’s a "5 … a 6 at best." Will Jay overcome his self-esteem issues and keep his stone-cold fox of a girlfriend? Will extreme humiliation and jokes involving bodily functions make it that much harder? Clearly you’ve been living under a rock if those questions prove too daunting to answer.