What's Your Number

What’s Your Number

This film is not very funny and certainly is not an original idea. It is a romantic comedy that is so predictable I even guessed the ending. Anna Faris plays the part of Ally and she does an admirable job.
Ally has had a lot of lovers. In fact she has admitted to 19. She read an article stating that if a woman has more than 20 love matches she will likely remain single.
Ally gets concerned that she is getting to the end of her list and so she decides to look back at her past lovers to see if she can reconnect with one of them. At first I thought the concept would be fun. And who doesn’t want a little more laughter in one’s life?
Ally has a gorgeous male neighbor. He seems to have more women than even Ally. Every morning he comes to hide in her apartment pretending to be at work until the last evening’s ‘floozy’ leaves. Ally connects with Colin as a good friend. He tries to help her find all those lost 19 men.
There is certainly some humor in looking back on one’s past lovers. It is fun to see how they have changed.
Dave the magician seems to be as annoying as he was in the past. The gay senator actually wants to marry her so that he looks good with his constituency.
Colin works tirelessly to help Ally. You can guess the ending. They really are adorable together. There is a funny scene where they sneak into a basketball court and try to throw the ball into the hoop. If they miss they need to remove a piece of clothing. They both certainly have perfect bodies.
The best line in the film is stated by Ally,” I’m a jobless whore who has slept with 20 guys.”
There is a little more to the plot. Ally’s sister is getting married. We go through the delight of watching her choose her gown. The wedding ceremony and party do provide some humor. Ally’s mother is played by Blythe Danner. Isn’t she Gwyneth Paltrow’s real mother?
I felt empty and disappointed when I left. I think the young actors have talent but the film was a piece of ‘fluff’ and left me wanting something more substantial.