Un amour fou

The screenplay for the Steve Carell comedy, Crazy, Stupid, Love, isn't so much written as manufactured according to precepts found in manuals and teachings by the current breed of Hollywood screenwriting gurus. It starts with a high concept, manages its coincidences, misunderstandings and character arcs to maximize comic potential and, in twists that would undoubtedly tickle those script coaches, pulls off not one but two genuine surprises. Its cleverness, however, masks a lack of real heart.

Sometimes Crazy, Stupid, Love captures the complexity, humor and sweetness of relationships. But in several scenes, the film takes that insight and replaces it with farcical coincidences and strained scenarios that undercut the poignancy and wit.

The corpses of creatively dead rom-coms litter our multiplexes. So it's a pleasure to come across the sharply funny and touching Crazy Stupid Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love is, on balance, remarkably sane and reasonably smart.

Dans des partitions plus minces, Ryan Gosling et Emma Stone brillent par la seule force de leur talent et de leur charisme. Enfin, même s'ils auraient gagné à mettre l'intrigue à leur main, Glenn Ficarra et John Requa s'acquittent d'une mise en scène fluide.