I'm not much for rom-coms but this wasn't horrible. I think because it focused more on Rachel McAdams' character dealing with her life, rather than just spending 120 minutes chasing some dude.Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a plucky, abnormally cheerful workaholic producer hired to turn a flagging morning show around. She begins by firing a lecherous co-anchor (Ty Burrell) and hiring veteran newsman Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) for gravitas. Unfortunately, he is bitter, jaded, and completely opposed to doing the fluff pieces viewers expect. Becky has six weeks to get him in line and get ratings up before her show is canceled. Meanwhile, she has to avoid sabotaging a budding relationship with another producer (Patrick Wilson).
McAdams is a modern day Pollyanna here, determined to be cheerful and upbeat every second of screen time. It is exhausting to watch. She also spends a good chunk of the movie running across New York City. Literally running. It should have been a film about marathons.
This is a very slight film and I will probably never watch it again, but I didn't hate it. If you want a movie that you can pop on while exercising or doing chores and not feel like you're going to miss something important if you step out of the room for a minute, this is a safe bet.
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