First of all the film's title has absolutely nothing to do with the content of the film. This is a screwball/romantic comedy. Cillian Murphy plays Neil, the owner of a small video store which caters to film buffs like himself. Lucy Liu is a girl who enters the store but doesn't seem either that knowledgeable or interested in the movies. Seeing that he just dumped his last girlfriend for such an attitude, Liu's Violet seems unlikely to catch his attention. But, hey, it's Lucy Liu, doing the ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Girl, quite a change from her usual roles. Neil is intrigued. But unlike his movies, Violet is wildly unpredictable. As is this movie. Turn off your expectations and ride this wild roller-coaster ride of a comedy.
