Definitely, Maybe
Definitely, Maybe definitely may be the most successful acting stretch for Kitsilano Secondary grad Ryan Reynolds. As New Yorker Will Hayes the trade mark spot on delivery of witty one liners is still there but rolled way back. On top of that he does a very passable job as a romantic lead, laudably without even a flash of his buffed torso. Little Miss Sunshine Abigail Breslin is Maya his pre-pubescent daughter who after the first day of sex education is relentless in her inquisition about the days lesson as it pertains to her separated parents. To placate her curiosity he gives an outline of the three loves of his life, one of whom is her mom but all three broke his heart so assumed names are used to protect his soon to be ex-wife. The story flows through the 90’s and reveals his relationship first with Elizabeth Banks as Emily, then Rachel Weisz who plays Summer, Emily’s former college roommate. We first meet her as the paramour of Hampton Roth, the best role in a while for Kevin Kline. Then there’s The Wedding Crashers Isla Fisher as April who Will met while working his way up as a political back room puppeteer campaigning for Bill Clinton. Written and directed by Canada’s Adam Brooks Definitely, Maybe gets a little formulaic resolving what we all know has to be the right outcome but other than that the writing is smart and the on screen chemistry is fissionable.