With a lesser cast, Definitely, Maybe would probably be just another Lifetime Movie of the Week. But the executives were lucky enough to get Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, and Rachel Weisz to star, so the movie gets bumped up from Lifetime original production to movie I’ll probably wait to watch on Lifetime.

Maya (Breslin) asks her father (Reynolds) to tell her the story of how her soon to be divorced parents met. Turns out, dad was a bit of a man-whore back in the day, and there were several women in his life at the time he met his almost ex-wife. So he tells her the story of his relationship with all the women, with some names and events changed to protect the innocent, and Maya must solve the mystery of “which one is my mom”. I find it hard to believe that a kid Maya’s age (somewhere around 10-12 I’d guess) knows nothing about her parent’s history together, but whatever. I’ll still definitely, maybe, possibly, supposedly, indubitably RENT IT.

Definitely, Maybe is rated PG-13 and opens February 14. (Official site)

Here’s a combo trailer/movie review for you. And the trailer review is quite simple: This movie looks pretty stupid.

But then I got passes to a free screening, and like any New Yorker worth her salt, I rarely turn down anything that’s free. After the movie was over I was left thinking, “That movie was pretty stupid. And friggin’ hilarious!” I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard and repeatedly asked, “What the fuck…?” at the same time.

The story is the age-old tale of a young man trying to prove himself…by kicking his stepfather’s ass. Evel Knievel-wannabe Rod Kimble wants nothing more than to earn the love and respect of his stepfather, Frank, and to do so, he must beat Frank in a no-holds barred fight. Unfortunately, Frank is played by Ian McShane (a badass to beat all badasses), so Rod doesn’t stand a chance. Suddenly Frank needs a heart transplant to live, and the family needs $50,000 they don’t have for the operation. So Rod decides to raise the money by performing the ultimate stunt, then Frank can get his new heart so Rod can “beat him to death.”

Hot Rod borrows every ‘triumph over adversity’ movie cliché: there’s an extended training montage, overly dramatic speeches of inspiration, a love interest that comes out of nowhere, and a crew of misfits who must triumph in the end. But it all plays out hilariously thanks to the comedic skills of Andy Samberg as Rod, who is never afraid to look like a moron or take a punch (or twelve) in the name of getting a laugh. The movie feels like one of Samberg’s digital shorts from Saturday Night Live (often the only funny parts of SNL) combined with stunts from MTV’s Jackass.

Now the tricky part…what rating to give this movie. If you enjoy the irreverent humor that Samberg has brought to SNL (or The Lonely Island, his pre-SNL claim to fame), I have no doubt you’ll find this movie hilarious. But I’m not sure it’s worth spending $11 on to see in theaters. So I have to give Hot Rod a RENT IT, but if you’ve had your fill of all the summer epics and are in need of a good laugh, you may want to consider seeing it.

Hot Rod is rated PG-13 and opens August 3. (Official site)

Ah, how I love the logic of Hollywood producers. “Well, Jason Biggs made a ton of money in American Wedding, and Isla Fisher made a ton of money in Wedding Crashers, so if we just put them both in another movie with ‘Wedding’ in the title, it’s guaranteed to be a success!”

I have to admit, I was definitely against this movie when I first heard about it. And it was more than just the backwards Hollywood logic; there’s a whole lot of other concerns that immediately popped into my head. For one thing, I just can’t suspend my disbelief enough to accept that a girl who looks like Isla Fisher would go for a guy who looks like Jason Biggs. And secondly, the premise is just preposterous…a guy on the rebound asks his waitress to marry him, and she says yes!! I mean, come on now.

At least, those were my initial thoughts.

After watching this trailer, however, I’m starting to reconsider my position. First and foremost, I forgot how much I like Jason Biggs. When I watched this trailer, I immediately got a warm fuzzy feeling seeing Biggsy back in action. And as for the implausible premise, this trailer actually convinced me that it might work. After all, a guy like Jason Biggs would do just about anything to get a girl like Isla Fisher, and Isla Fisher plays the crazy girl so well that I actually believe that her character would say yes to some random customer that asked her to marry him. Plus, the movie does look pretty damn funny.

I’m still not sold enough to pay $11, but I am absolutely going to RENT IT. And I’m hoping that this movie begins a much deserved comeback for Biggs. The guy is a hell of a comedic actor, even when he’s not having sex with a pie.

Wedding Daze is rated R and opens August 17. (Official Site)