She's Out of My League

Last updated

She's Out of My League
Outofmyleague.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jim Field Smith
Written by
Produced by
  • Jimmy Miller
  • David Householter
Starring
Cinematography Jim Denault
Edited byDan Schalk
Music by Michael Andrews
Production
companies
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million [1] [2]
Box office$49.8 million [2]

She's Out of My League is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Jim Field Smith in his feature directorial debut, and written by Sean Anders and John Morris. It stars Jay Baruchel as an average man who begins a relationship with a very attractive woman, played by Alice Eve, and is warned by his friends that it is doomed to fall apart because of their differing appearances. T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence, Krysten Ritter, Geoff Stults, and Lindsay Sloane also star.

Contents

It was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production finishing in 2008. She's Out of My League released on March 12, 2010, by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. The film grossed $49.8 million on a $20 million budget, but received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Kirk Kettner is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent at Pittsburgh International Airport. His ex-girlfriend Marnie has retained a relationship with his dysfunctional family, being at his parents' home with her current boyfriend, Ron. Kirk attempts to reconcile with her, despite having broken up two years ago, and Ron being present. Back at his job, an attractive and successful woman named Molly McCleish arrives at the terminal to board a flight. Kirk is the only TSA agent who does not ogle her, then saves her from his boss's harassment. After boarding, she realizes she left her cell phone at security, then when her friend Patty calls Molly's cell number, Kirk answers. Molly and Kirk arrange to meet the following day at the Andy Warhol Museum, so he can give Molly her phone.

The next evening, Kirk and his friend Devon arrive at the museum. Molly invites them to stay at the party. Molly's clumsy sister Katie bumps into Kirk, causing him to spill his drink on the museum director. Kirk takes responsibility for the mishap, yet the director kicks them out. As Kirk and Devon leave the building, Molly follows them outside. Grateful that Kirk took the hit so that her sister was not fired, she offers Kirk tickets to a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game. Kirk brings his friend Stainer to the game, where they see Molly and meet her friend Patty, then all sit together. While Stainer and Molly are away from their seats, Patty tells Kirk that Molly is interested in him.

Molly asks Kirk out a few days later and he agrees. Stainer predicts that their relationship will fail; he considers Molly a "10" and Kirk a "5," and the numerical "chasm" between them too big. Meanwhile, Patty thinks Molly has chosen Kirk only because he is "safe" and will not hurt her. On their date, Kirk tells Molly that he dreams of being a pilot. Molly tells him she almost became a lawyer before realizing her love for event planning. At the end of the night, they kiss in Kirk's car.

Molly accompanies Kirk to a family lunch, where she charms the men and makes Marnie jealous. After returning to Molly's apartment, while making out, Kirk ejaculates prematurely in his pants moments before Molly's parents unexpectedly arrive. Desperate to conceal the stain on his pants, Kirk will not stand to shake hands with Molly's father, and leaves quickly. Believing he fled to avoid interacting with her parents, Molly ignores Kirk's calls. Kirk tracks her down, embarrassingly explains why he had to go, and she forgives him.

In conversation with Molly, Kirk suggests that Molly host a party for her sister Katie's 21st birthday. At the party, Kirk is troubled by Molly being intentionally vague about Kirk's line of work to her parents. Molly's ex-boyfriend Cam, a stunt pilot, then arrives and alludes to Molly having a physical defect. After the party, they return to Molly's apartment and partially undress. Kirk discovers Molly's "defect" is slightly webbed toes, which Kirk considers so minor that he decides that she is indeed too perfect for him. Upset with Kirk over his insecurities, Molly tells him that Cam had also had her on a pedestal, then he cheated on her. She confesses that she asked Kirk out because she considered him safe, causing Kirk to break up with her. Kirk resumes his relationship with Marnie and makes plans to attend a family vacation in Branson together.

Later, Stainer asks his ex-girlfriend why she left him, and she says his insecurities were a turn-off. Realizing he caused Kirk and Molly's break-up by telling Kirk that Molly was too good for him, Stainer phones Patty and gets her to bring Molly to the airport. Stainer tries to get Kirk off the plane he has boarded, but to no avail. He has Jack stop the plane, causing everyone to have to de-board. Kirk flees from Marnie, who chases after him, and Kirk breaks up with her in the process. Kirk meets Molly at the terminal gate, where she confesses Kirk's insecurities about himself are justified, but that she wants to be with him regardless. They reconcile and resume their relationship. Later, Kirk surprises Molly with a mystery trip to Cleveland via small aircraft, revealing that he has fulfilled his dream of becoming a pilot.

Cast

Production

Principal photography commenced on March 31, 2008, at the Mellon Arena, now the former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. Filming continued in various locations around Pittsburgh until the end of May 2008, including the Pittsburgh International Airport, The Andy Warhol Museum, [3] Mount Washington, the downtown Regional Enterprise Tower, PNC Park, Market Square, and Century III. Area sound stages were also used. [4] Pluma's Restaurant in Irwin, Pennsylvania was used for bar scenes when shooting at Mellon Arena became impossible due to the Penguins' advancement to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. [5] The film was co-produced by Jimmy Miller of Mosaic Media Group, a native of Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania and the brother of comedian Dennis Miller. [6]

Molly's parents, Mr. and Mrs. McCleish, are played by Alice Eve's real-life parents, Sharon Maughan and Trevor Eve.

Reception

Box office

She's Out of My League grossed $32 million in North America and $17.8 million in other territories for a total gross of $49.8 million, against a budget of $20 million. [7]

It opened at #3 at the box office, behind Alice in Wonderland and Green Zone , with an estimated $9.6 million gross. [7]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, She's Out of My League has an approval rating of 57% based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "She's Out of My League has moments of humor and insight, but it's bogged down by excessive vulgarity and cartoonishness." [8] On Metacritic the film has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [9] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale of A+ to F. [10]

Critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four saying, "The movie is not a comedy classic. But in a genre where so many movies struggle to lift themselves from zero to one, it's about, oh, a six point five." [11] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three stars out of four, commenting, "This R-rated blend of the sweet and the raunchy has its heart in the right place." [12] Jake Tomlinson of Shave Magazine gave the movie four and a half stars out of five and praised the movie "for not throwing in cheap obstacles" and for the "good soundtrack." [13] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post was less enthused, giving the film one star out of four: "The movie clearly aspires to rise to the smutty-but-sweet synergy of other, better films. But She's Out of My League can't touch them." [14]

Home media

She's Out of My League was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 22, 2010. [15] As of October 2015, it has grossed $12.5 million in home video sales. [16]

Related Research Articles

<i>The Unsinkable Molly Brown</i> (film) 1964 film directed by Charles Walters

The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 American Western musical comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Debbie Reynolds, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Helen Deutsch is based on the book of the 1960 musical of the same name by Richard Morris. The song score was composed by Meredith Willson. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. Reynolds was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Brown.

<i>The Way We Were</i> 1973 film by Sydney Pollack

The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Arthur Laurents adapted the screenplay from his own 1972 novel of the same name, which was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

<i>Marnie</i> (film) 1964 film by Alfred Hitchcock

Marnie is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Winston Graham. The film stars Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery.

<i>Serendipity</i> (film) 2001 romantic comedy film by Peter Chelsom

Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Chelsom, written by Marc Klein, and starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. The film grossed $77.5 million on a $28 million budget.

<i>Factory Girl</i> (2006 film) 2006 film by George Hickenlooper

Factory Girl is a 2006 American biographical film directed by George Hickenlooper. It is based on the rapid rise and fall of 1960s underground film star and socialite Edie Sedgwick, known for her association with the artist Andy Warhol.

<i>Halloweentown II: Kalabars Revenge</i> 2001 television film by Mary Lambert

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie for the Halloween season. It is the second installment in the Halloweentown series. Set two years after the first film, Marnie returns to find Halloweentown's citizens transformed into dull, black-and-white humans. With the help of her friend Luke and Grandma Aggie, she seeks to uncover and reverse the "Grey Spell" before it is too late.

<i>Return to Halloweentown</i> 2006 television film by David Jackson

Return to Halloweentown is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on October 20, 2006, and is the fourth and final film in the Halloweentown series. The story follows Marnie Piper going to college at Witch University in Halloweentown, where dark forces try to control her magic.

<i>Sabrina the Teenage Witch</i> (film) 1996 television film by Tibor Takács

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a 1996 American television film adaptation based on the comic book series of the same name from Archie Comics. It came before the Sabrina the Teenage Witch television series and premiered on Showtime on April 7, 1996.

<i>Summer of My German Soldier</i> (film) 1978 television film by Michael Tuchner

Summer of My German Soldier is a 1978 American television film based on the 1973 novel of the same name written by Bette Greene. Set during World War II, it stars Kristy McNichol as a Jewish-American girl and Bruce Davison as the German prisoner of war whom she befriends.

<i>Damages</i> (TV series) American legal thriller television series

Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by writing and production trio Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler, and Todd A. Kessler. It premiered on July 24, 2007, on FX and aired for three seasons before moving to the DirecTV channel Audience Network in 2010, airing for two further seasons, and concluding in 2012.

<i>100 Feet</i> 2008 American film

100 Feet is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Eric Red and starring Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick and Michael Paré.

<i>Halloweentown</i> (film) 1998 television film by Duwayne Dunham

Halloweentown is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Duwayne Dunham. The first installment in Halloweentown series, it stars Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Joey Zimmerman, and Judith Hoag. It is the fourth Disney Channel Original Movie. It centers on Marnie, who learns she is a witch on her 13th Halloween and is transported to Halloweentown—a magical place where ghosts, ghouls, witches, and werewolves live apart from the human world, but she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

<i>Twelve</i> (2010 film) 2010 film

Twelve is a 2010 teen crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher from a screenplay by Jordan Melamed, based on Nick McDonell's 2002 novel of the same name. The film follows a young drug dealer whose luxurious lifestyle falls apart after his cousin is murdered and his best friend is arrested for the crime. It stars Chace Crawford, Rory Culkin, Curtis Jackson, Emily Meade, and Emma Roberts.

<i>Cyrus</i> (2010 film) 2010 film by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass

Cyrus is a 2010 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Its story follows John, a recent divorcée who meets and instantly falls for a woman named Molly. The two start a relationship but John soon comes to find out that Molly's overprotective son, Cyrus, does not want to share his mother with anyone else. It stars John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.

<i>The Decoy Bride</i> 2011 film by Sheree Folkson

The Decoy Bride is a 2011 British romantic comedy film written by comedian Sally Phillips and Neil Jaworski, and starring Kelly Macdonald, David Tennant, and Alice Eve and set on the fictional island of Hegg, supposedly located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The film was made by Ecosse Films.

<i>Our Idiot Brother</i> 2011 film by Jesse Peretz

Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. The script was written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall based on Jesse and Evgenia Peretz's story, and tells the story of a dimwitted but idealistic and well-meaning man who intrudes and wreaks havoc in his three sisters' lives.

<i>Geek Charming</i> American TV movie

Geek Charming is a 2011 American teen comedy-drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday from a screenplay by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, and based on the novel of the same name by Robin Palmer. The film stars Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop. It premiered on November 11, 2011, on Disney Channel, on January 27, 2012, on Disney Channel, and on January 28, 2012, on Disney Channel Asia. The premiere was watched by 4.9 million viewers, the fifth largest number for a cable show of that week.

<i>The Meddler</i> 2015 American film directed by Lorene Scafaria

The Meddler is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The film stars Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J. K. Simmons. Principal photography began on March 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films.

References

  1. ↑ Vancheri, Barbara (March 12, 2010). "Producer Jimmy Miller's local ties give hometown flavor to 'She's Out of My League'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "She's Out of My League – Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information". The Numbers. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Article about filming at the Penguins game Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , NHL.com
  4. ↑ Owen, Rob (May 20, 2008). "Young Hollywood actors make Pittsburgh home for film projects". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
  5. ↑ Dobranski, Patti (May 23, 2008). "Hollywood invades Irwin restaurant [ permanent dead link ]". Tribune-Review . Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Lights, Camera, Hockey: Hollywood Comes To Penguins Game Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ". March 27, 2008. WPXI. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "She's Out of My League (2010)". Box Office Mojo . IMDB. May 20, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  8. ↑ She's Out of My League at Rotten Tomatoes
  9. ↑ "She's Out of My League". Metacritic.com. CBS Interactive. December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Home - CinemaScore". CinemaScore . Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ Ebert, Roger (March 10, 2010). "She's 10, he's 5, it's oh, 6.5". Chicago Sun-Times .Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
  12. ↑ Peter Travers (March 11, 2010). "She's Out of My League". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  13. ↑ Tomlinson, Jake. "Movie Review: She's out of my League". Shave Magazine . Retrieved March 12, 2010.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
  14. ↑ Michael O'Sullivan. "Movies". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.
  15. ↑ "[Blu-Review] She's Out Of My League". TheFilmStage.com. June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  16. ↑ "She's Out of My League – DVD Sales". The Numbers. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.