This movie is about a 20-something male who works at a video store and starts to romantically pursue a female customer who regularly rents adult movies. This romantic comedy dramatically strays from the common cliche's of the genre while staying true to its formula.
The story is told in linear chronology which works for this movie because it is about building relationships and figuring out who these people are at the same time that the characters get to know each other. The main character takes the audience on the same journey that he is taking when he's trying to get close to the love interest and trying to figure out who she is.
The film had a straightforward storyline that the linear structure did a good job of telling, but what I definitely did not like about the film was its ending. At the end, we get some insight into the female's background and a taste of why she was introverted and weird about sexual relationships and relationships in general, but I felt that the mystery unfolded too quickly. The character development happened too quickly, making the end feel rushed.
On top of not giving a clear explanation of her past or why she changed her ways, the ending scene of her and her "boyfriend" meeting in front of the movie store, talking with no sound made this non-cliche movie have a cliche ending. A movie that did such a good job for 90% of it, to end like that was disappointing. It was completely out of character to have a 360 degree change of personality in just a few minutes.
Overall, it was a good movie, but if the ending was different it could have been a great one.
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