# Recommend a romantic comedy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895 "2007-01-29T00:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/61 "2007-01-30T03:31:26Z")
> [@](#): > > let’s not get into my really embarrassing decades-long crush on Bill Murray… You too? I quintuple “Love Actually”–first thing that popped into my head. To be frank, I tend to despise romantic comedies for insulting my intelligence, but Love Actually is smart. I also adored “Return to Me” which is one of those films that will make you laugh and cry at once… phenomenal, phenomenal acting and very character driven. “Spanglish” is another fine movie… and the classics of course, like “When Harry Met Sally” cannot be beaten. I also noticed someone suggested the lesbian romantic comedy “Imagine Me and You.” I thought it was very well done, well-acted, and surprisingly realistic. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/62 "2007-01-30T13:17:54Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] Dangerosa: Wow, my mind boggles. I don’t think I could possibly imagine a movie in which the overall mood is loneliness and depression as LiT. Even when Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen are having fun together, and the mood is therefore a little lighter, it never struck me as a comedic atmosphere. I guess this is just one movie with which my mind has a total disconnect. [/QUOTE] I feel the same way about Love, Actually - which has been recommended four times in this thread. That is the most depressing movie - nothing funny about it at all. Most of my girlfriends love it. ---
**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/63 "2007-01-30T13:25:54Z")
I’d add ‘Serendipity’ to the John Cusack list and agree with **PastAllReason** ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ but NEVER ‘You have mail’, that really is rubbish! As for new ones for your list; A Life Less Ordinary with Ewan McGregor andcCameron Diaz, and Maybe Baby with Hugh Laurie. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/64 "2007-01-30T15:20:36Z")
[QUOTE=Butterscotch] As for new ones for your list; A Life Less Ordinary with Ewan McGregor andcCameron Diaz [/QUOTE] Oh, yes. This is one of my favorite movies. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/65 "2007-02-03T18:47:12Z")
Okay, just to update y’all, the following have been added to my Netflix queue: **Creator Keep the Faith The Holiday Big Eden 13 Going on 30 French Kiss Just Like Heaven Garden State Imagine Me and You Overnight Delivery Addicted to Love A Life Less Ordinary** I continue to veto **Bridget Jones** because Renee Zellwegger pisses me off in general – and the idea that she gained _15 whole pounds_ to play a fat girl in this sends me ballistic. I veto **Something’s Gotta Give** because of unidentifiable prejudices. There are two actors I loathe irrationally and refuse to watch under any circumstances – Billy Crystal and Minnie Driver – so a couple of things got knocked on that basis. As mentioned above, **Love, Actually** was already on the list. And if something else you recommended didn’t make the cut – it’s probably because I’ve already seen it. Thanks, all! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895/66 "2007-03-11T02:47:50Z")
Saw _Music and Lyrics_ tonight – liked it quite a bit. Very sweet – and very funny in parts. The evocation of '80s music was definitely on target. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-romantic-comedy/389895.md?page=3)