While the women are Hollywood's cream of the chick-flick crop, the men portrayed in the movie seem frequently outshined. Besides Alex's caustic character, the male leads are constantly outdone by the women in performance, vivacity, and looks—hello, Scarlett Johansson anyone?—forcing the females to drive the plot. Kevin Connolly's character was the most dismal, with a largely pathetic and unlovable personality and few redeeming lines. Posted alongside the likes of Goodwin, Drew Barrymore and Johansson, Connolly comes off as more of a bipolar baby porcupine than a successful real estate agent.

Surreptitiously biting and comfortably satirical at its best, the movie definitely has its moments. Outside of those moments, however, the implications about sexism and gender roles in today's society are a bit jarring. Alex's oodles of romantic wisdom present a somewhat misogynistic image of men. "Just because you like to lead doesn’t mean he wants to dance. Some traditions are born of nature and last through time for a reason," he claims. Suddenly, it seems like a woman taking initiative automatically results in a lifelong loveless rut.

So … Sadies, anyone?