What’s Your Number Plot
Ally (Anna Faris) is a normal, single woman in her 30s who is working at a job that she doesn’t like, and dating guys she probably shouldn’t. Oh, and she has a tendency not to know exactly what she wants, and she listens to what other people think.
That’s why when stumbles upon a girlie magazine article, she realizes that her number (of guys she has slept with) is a bit too high than others around her, as well as the national average. Determined to keep her number 20, she decides to seek out all her exes –inspired by her sister, who is marrying one of her exes.
Surely some of hers just got better in time too? She is assisted by her hunky womanizer neighbor Colin (Chris Evans) whose detective skills are impressive. In return, Ally provides haven for Colin from all the girls he slept with.
But tracking down so many men takes a lot of time, and this ends up in Colin and Ally spending a lot of time together. As they both realize that the other is fun, spontaneous and easy-going- not to mention attractive – things get a little complicated. Can the one-night-stand guy actually be the one? And what happens if one of them doesn’t notice it on time?
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Funny? Check. Romantic? Check. Sometimes too crude? Check.
What’s Your Number is a fun romantic-comedy with some annoying qualities, but it is interesting enough to ignore them. Of course I’m completely biased: being a girl who’s a Chris Evans fan and all that…
But putting that aside, all movies can be nitpicked to pieces. I just don’t see the point in doing with any movie (unless it really gets on my nerves), especially not with romantic comedies (although I do analyze the issue on my dating blog.)
Are you annoyed by the girl’s number? Do you think it is too low to care? Too high already? Who cares? In the end she ends up with the guy that she should- the guy who doesn’t give a damn about that (which is just as well since his number is way too huge), who can be her best friend and most importantly, this is the guy who loves exactly who she is, and supports her dreams. Combine that with Chris Evans’s looks, and you’ve already scored half of your female target audience.
I don’t get it. What’s the big deal with any number? Don’t talk about it if it bothers you. It is a personal choice, everybody’s own business. But yeah, I would be alarmed at Colin’s number and freak out before ending up with him.
Assuming that his number is 300+, surely that does scream non-relationship-material! It says that you have one night stands all the time just because you can. That’s way too shallow and random for my taste. But I might totally overlook it for the right guy. After all what matters is the last number, and him staying at that! As long your partner doesn’t try adding numbers when you are together, you can let any number go to hell.
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Bottom line for What’s Your Number?
Often funny, sometimes sexy and partly annoying, it is just about anything you can expect from a romcom.
Favorite Scenes/Things from the Movie.
– Strip basketball where Ally is the much better player
– All of Ally and Colin’s relationship.
– Ally’s methods of saving Colin from his dates
Favorite Lines
Ally: “I was thinking that maybe you’d want to be my date to my sister’s wedding.”
Rick (Zachary Quinto, number 19): “Are your parents going to be there?”
Ally: “At my sister’s wedding? I think so.”
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Colin and Ally’s first actual conversation
Colin (Chris Evans): I locked myself out of my apartment – do you mind if I use your phone?
Ally: (seeing he is just trying to avoid his latest conquest) Do you think the woman coming out of your apartment could have helped you with the being locked out problem?
Colin: I look at it as trying to avoid her feelings.
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Simon: (In British accent) Ally! It’s brilliant to see you.
Ally: [faking British accent] Simon, I can’t believe it.
Ally: This is Colin, but he has to go now.
Colin: (laughing at her faking) No, I don’t
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Ally: He probably still works at Starbucks but he’s the best sex I ever had.
Colin: You haven’t had sex with me.
Ally: No, but I have had sex with other overly confident, struggling musicians so I’m good.
Colin: What makes you think I’m a musician?
Ally: Guitar in your apartment, you dress like a horny teenageR, I paid for that sandwich, struggling musician.
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On finding one of the exes on Facebook, married:
Ally: He’s adorable…and so are his wife and kids.
Colin: Well he clearly doesn’t understand what Facebook is for.
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Colin: What’d you do to turn him off?
Ally: Nothing, he’s a gentlemen.
Colin: You wore that pantsuit, didn’t you?
Ally: Hey, that pantsuit is sexy. It’s very Katherine Hepburn.
Colin: All right, let’s clear something up right now. Katherine Hepburn was not sexy, Audrey Hepburn was sexy, Katherine Hepburn was a dude.
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Ally: I think I love you number 21.
Colin: I love you too number 300 and… (Ally puts her hand over his mouth to prevent him from finishing the number and they kiss).
Fun Cast & Entertainment Facts
– Is it just me or the one of the exes they see on Facebook looks like Jason Segel?
– The puppeteer ex is Andy Samberg, one of Saturday Night Live’s regulars.
– Ally’s mother is Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow’s real-life mother.
– The movie is based on the book called 20 Times a Lady written by Karyn Bosnak. The premise reminds me a lot of Shari Low’s book What If. The premise is similar, but in that book it is the girl who has walked away from a lot of the relationships. And although her number is lower, the changes in the guys are far more hilarious and extreme. Oh, and she does travel all around the world to find them. What If is one of my favorite books. It is hilarious, with the actual female lead being actually British and not faking it. : )
– The disgusting boss is Community TV series star Joel McHale.
– Heroes’ Sylar Zachary Quinto plays the doggy-style-lover/environmentalist number 19.
– The English ex is actually English. He’s played by The Office (original UK version)’s Martin Freeman who also co-starred as the shy porn actor in the ensemble cast Love Actually.
Recommended Chris Evans Reading:
The Perfect Score starring Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg & Scarlett Johansson
Recommended Raunchy Romantic Comedies:
The Ugly Truth starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler
Friends with Benefits starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis
No Strings Attached starring Ashton Kutcher & Natalie Portman
Wedding Crashers starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson & Rachel McAdams