Review of The Object of My Affection

I believe it is very rare for a romantic comedy to be intelligent. However, "The Object of My Affection" certainly is. It is funny and charming and interesting. Even though I think the film does go on for too long I was still very entertained while watching it. The cast is superb: Jennifer Aniston (I was pleasantly surprised, after watching "Friends" I wasn't that impressed), the charming Paul Rudd and the always so brilliant Nigel Hawthorne in a supporting role. But it is not until the end I realized how good this movie is, the ending really surprised me since the writers could've made it so easy for themselves. Okay, granted, the fairy tale ending isn't brilliant, but by choosing to ignore the ending that I -- and probably many others -- expected the result is so much better than other romantic comedies. It really surprised me that I liked this movie so much since I'm no fan of romantic comedies. I would happily give this movie a 6 out of 10.