What's Your Number

In the opening scene of What's Your Number, Ally (Anna Faris) slips out of bed to adequately primp for that "Don't I naturally look amazing in the morning?" glow and return before her boyfriend du jour even notices she's gone. If that sounds familiar to you, it's because almost the exact same scene was featured in Bridesmaids. Though we can write that off to unfortunate coincidence, the rest of What's Your Number? continues to borrow so much from other films that the romantic comedy ultimately drowns in overused clichés.

The attractive neighbours-who-will-obviously-fall-in-love here are Ally, an unlucky but optimistic woman who has a dated a string of losers, and Colin, an overgrown frat boy who brings new meaning to the term "love 'em and leave 'em." When the latest issue of Marie Claire informs Ally that her number of lovers is above average and means she's in danger of ever finding "the one," she decides to try again with all of her exes instead of letting her number go higher than 20. After one hilarious, wine-induced failed attempt to track down the guys on the Internet, Colin offers his sleuthing skills in exchange for using Ally's apartment as his personal hideout from his one-night stands. What ensues is a predictable, by-the-book romantic comedy that is barely salvaged by Faris and Evans' chemistry and a long list of inspired supporting players.

To see what else I thought about What's Your Number?, just keep reading.

Remember when I told you about Anna Faris' upcoming project What's Your Number? with future Captain America Chris Evans? We're getting more details about other members of the movie's ensemble, particularly the men who will be stepping in as her old boyfriends. Andy Samberg has signed on to play one of Faris' past loves and Zachary Quinto is also in talks. Since the main character's exes in Karyn Bosnak’s book 20 Times a Lady (on which the film is based) are described as "an inmate, a rehab patient, a dog-obsessed Amway salesman and a Muppeteer", I'm psyched to see both of these guys step into such kooky parts. Can't you just picture Samberg as a Muppeteer?! Hilarious. Also, it'll be nice to watch Quinto's funny side—which we didn't exactly get to see behind those pointy ears in Star Trek. What do you make of Quinto doing comedy? And are you happy to see Samberg on the big screen again?

Anna Faris and Chris Evans have signed on for the comedy What's Your Number?. Based on the book 20 Times a Lady by Karyn Bosnak, the story follows a young woman (Faris) who hits her "number" quota (read: the total men she's slept with), and thus, revisits her ex-boyfriends to make a relationship with one of them work. Evans is presumably stepping in to play Faris's lothario neighbour who helps her on her search, but I think we can all see where this is going—she realises she doesn't want her old loves and falls for her womanising (but adorable!) friend instead. But hey, that's just my hypothesis.

We first heard rumblings about this project over a year ago and since Faris' forte is funny, semi-raunchy scenes, I'm glad to see it finally come to fruition. Granted, the idea of a "number quota" is a little dumb, but I can't wait to see what guys pop up as her past loves. Cue awesomely awkward actor cameos! Have you read 20 Times a Lady? What do you think about Anna Faris and Chris Evans as an onscreen couple?