The Film
Hollywood just can't figure out what to do with Anna Faris. After the successful Scary Movie franchise, she had small but memorable roles in Lost in Translation and Brokeback Mountain. However, when it came to putting her front and center, her agent hooked her up with The House Bunny, Take Me Home Tonight, and Yogi Bear.
In What's Your Favorite Number?, Faris once again tries to inject some laughs into a weak premise. However, the hook here isn't Faris or that the film is actually funny (it's not). It's that the audience is treated to a parade of one famous conquest after another. Zachary Quinto, Joel McCale, Martin Freeman, Andy Samberg, Thomas Lennon, Anthony Mackie, and Faris' real-life husband Chris Pratt are just a few of the blasts from the past -- ones that her character, Ally Darling, is hoping to make part of her present.
See, Ally is getting up there in age and her little sister (Ari Graynor) is about to marry an ex. This, coupled with losing her job and a magazine article, have Ally reassessing her life. Well, it's mostly that stupid article, which says that the average woman should only have a certain amount of lovers in her lifetime. Since she's already had more than her share (actually twice her share), Ally sets out to revisit all of those past loves to see if she accidentally missed her Mr. Right.
For some reason, Ally enlists the help of her womanizing, often-shirtless neighbor Colin (Chris Evans) to help her find all of those boyfriends. Apparently, that reason is that the movie needs a moment for the two leads to engage in a good, old-fashioned game of strip basketball.
What's Your Number? is pretty predictable from the first time we see a naked Chris Evans. That wouldn't be so bad if it weren't, well... so bad. When it comes down to it, life and love shouldn't be based on an article in a woman's magazine. Neither should a movie, for that matter.
The Picture
The movie may be lame, but What's Your Favorite? number sports a very impressive image. Two hot leads deserve an equally hot Blu-ray, correct? Faris' blonde hair and fair skin against her bright red coat stand out in a very nice way, as does the Boston city backdrop. In fact, there are a ton of great colors and imagery in this clean 1.85:1 transfer. Detail is also extremely sharp, especially when it comes to the varied complexions on-screen. Of course, that's not always a good thing for the actors, but it is certainly impressive.
The Sound
What's Your Number? is pretty typical for a rom-com. The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is very focused on dialogue and the occasional pop song from the film's bubbly soundtrack. Otherwise, there's a fare amount of ambient effects here. It's nothing memorable, but it works.
The Extras
Fox hasn't supplied too many extras here. Besides the "ex-tended" (get it?) version of the movie, a DVD and a Digital Copy, there are eight deleted scenes, a gag reel of goofs, and the film's theatrical trailer.
Final Thoughts
Anna Faris can be so charming and funny. So who keeps signing her up for this crap? Teaming her up with Captain America does not make this a super comedy. Instead, it makes us wonder who is providing career advice to these people. Decent audio and video aside, What's Your Number? has all of the entertainment value of a dial tone.
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