Review of Table for Three (2009) by Brooks R — 28 Aug 2010

The comedy was pretty good, and I was definitely entertained throughout. I really like seeing Routh in different roles, since I basically know him as Superman. Seeing him in "Zach & Miri Make A Porno" was hysterical, and this was along the same line for me, seeing him in a funny, honest role (even if the "Porno" movie was a bit over-the-top).

I loved Bradford in "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", and it was nice to see him in a role that's slightly similar, but still overall twisted. I've always been a fan of Sophia Bush, and she shone in this film.

Of course, I know Jennifer Morrison from "House" and the new "Star Trek" film, so it's always good to see her in other stuff, even if this role was a bit cookie-cutter. I won't lie.

..the movie's not great. It's not fantastic or anything. The humor was good, and I loved how extremely awkward I felt for Routh's character when Bradford and Bush would act up. Their characters were very well-written.

The plot is very predictable, you know exactly what's going to happen, so it's all about the delivery. I have mixed feelings, though, because I liked how Routh starts out in a bar, telling these people about what happened that ruined his life - a unique way of telling the movie's story.

When that ends, though, I expected him to have his revelation and chase down the girl for the end of the movie, but this didn't happen. The end of the bar-story-telling portion was more closer to the end of the second act, which left about 20-30 minutes of the film to resolve everything.

I'd like to say, again, that this is just a unique way of telling the story, but it felt more eclectic than anything, disorganized. I also felt that there was no resolution for the "adversaries" of the film, the couple played by Bradford and Bush - usually the "villains" get their comeuppance in films where they do everything they can to ruin the protagonist's life.

..but this never happened, and I felt that they "got away with it". My recommendation: see it if it comes on HBO or something, but probably not worth a rental.