Despite what my mother may say, I don’t think anyone could ever accuse me of being a film snob. I’ve liked some rather questionable, and some outright bad, movies. (When in college, I actually paid money to see Josie and the Pussycats in the theater, and I enjoyed it. True story.) I can even get behind a simplistic romantic comedy if it’s entertaining and offers at least one original idea. That being said, when it comes to My Sassy Girl, I’m going to have to SKIP IT.

First there’s the story; kooky girl meets uptight boy and shakes up his life. You mean like Sweet November? Or the TV show Dharma & Greg? Or maybe more along the lines of Garden State? Or even Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? Or maybe it doesn’t even matter, since variations of this storyline have been done to death by a slew of better movies.

Then there’s the actors. Someone at some point decided that Elisha Cuthbert was more than a pretty face and let her star in movies, when she really should stick to roles like the leading lady’s best friend or the girl the leading man lusts after before he ends up with his true love. And then Jesse Bradford is that guy who did that one movie…or was it that other movie…well, he looks familiar, so I guess he was in something I saw at some point, but didn’t care enough to remember.

And then there’s the awful title. “My Sassy Girl,” seriously? Was “My Crazy Lady” already taken? What about “My Super Kooky Chick” or “My Impulsive Impudent Gal”? (And yes, I realize this movie is a remake, but plenty of remakes have had the good sense to adopt a title better than the original one.)

So while I’m sure this movie will have a charming moment or two, I’m going to have to skip out on watching mediocre actors tell a story I’ve already seen at least a dozen times. Maybe if I’m lucky, Josie and the Pussycats will be on cable and I can revel in watching a quality second-rate movie.

My Sassy Girl is rated PG-13 and opens some time in Spring 2008. (Official site)