Man Up is as close as we will probably get to the definitive successful modern rom-com: snappy, dialogue-heavy, almost believable and world-weary yet hugely feel-good. Simon Pegg and Lake Bell are both charming and quite amiable, in spite of their characters' flaws, and they show great chemistry which propels the movie with ease. Central London makes for a terrific backdrop, the pace rarely flags, and this good example of a much-maligned genre makes this still firmly generic film bearable and entertaining, showing that limited scope and budget does not mean that the smarts, the funnies and the feel-good factor have to be diminished.
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The premise seems somewhat cliche and uninteresting but I'm a sucker for most things Simon Pegg or Lake Bell.
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