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This is really why Canadian film gets such a bad rap. The trailer for The Right Kind of Wrong actually looked fun. It looked quirky and cute and funny and I was reasonably looking forward to this. My expectations weren't huge by any means but there were some fatal flaws to this "romantic comedy." They mixed together the sort of crude humour that makes American comedies so successful with trying to be uniquely Canadian...something Canadian film makers can't ever seem to LET GO. The plot stumbles around and propels extremely vapid and annoying characters around each other. The script is honestly excruciating and as a writer I couldn't help but think how much editing could have been done to make this better. Now that I complained about it I will add that I did laugh a few times (both from gross-out shock and some decent physical gags and general silliness), there were some moments that at least tried very hard to be sweet but unfortunately for this film the bad outweighs the good at least two to one. After watching the VASTLY superior Canadian comedy "My Awkward Sexual Adventure" (one of the first Canadian comedians to truly impress me and was as good as any American counterpart) this just paled in comparison.

Ryan Kwanten is our lead hero. He's awkward and foolish and sort of a bum in life and managed to endear himself to his lady love. Kwanten tries hard and has some charisma on screen but just barely. I think the script was bad enough that he didn't have a lot to work with. He isn't the worst part of the cast by any means. Sarah Canning is the object of his affections...god knows why. I'm sorry to say that she is awful in this role. She is supposed to be this guy's dream come true but she is completely vapid and without any redeemable qualities at all. The script does nothing to develop her as a "dream" girl and their chemistry is literally non-existent. I couldn't have cared less whether they ended up together or not. Kristen Hager was actually better (and still not good) as Kwanten's disgruntled ex. She looks a little like Jennifer Lawrence and that's about as good as she gets. Her role is very small but I thought her chemistry with Kwanten was at least marginally better than Canning's is. Canadian comedy legend Catherine O'Hara is completely wasted in the film as Canning's mother. She has very few scenes and not even any good lines to speak of which is unfortunate. Literally the best character I thought in the movie was played by Will Sasso as the best friend. Its such an incredibly small role and he doesn't get any chance to try and redeem the movie but he has a few really funny scenes. Maya Sammy is also hilarious in a "kids say the darndest things" sort of way with shock value rants about drugs and sexual innuendos. Still she has some hilarious lines and is adorable too.

I am absolutely floored that the director of this film is the one and only Jeremiah Chechik. Who is that you may ask? His first directorial film was the classic, and downright hilarious National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. He has also done a ton of really great TV as well. I can only hazard to guess that he misread this mess of a script or owed someone a favour because honestly he is better than this. The film simultaneously tries too hard and not hard enough all at once by trying to be an American rom-com and failing but at the same time not trying to make sense of a very poor script. While this just barely gets a passing grade, it is watchable but really unless you're forced to...don't. Its something worth forgetting about in a sea of far better entries in the genre. 5/10

I like the genre of romantic comedies. This has some good lines and good actors. It also has profound defects. The first is that the man she is marrying has no defects and is not a good actor. Here are some flaws he could have had: He was rich and could have been used to things going his way and thought he would get married and pull all the strings making her character and wants of secondary importance, he could have been hiding his use of steroids, addiction to pills or addiction to alcohol caused by his relationship with his rich father. They could have played more on his sense of entitlement which they only touched on. In short the enemy was without fault and you got the feeling the author of the film had an ax to grind. Complex villains with whom you identify and understand are the best. Second you had a hard time seeing the stalker as something other than annoying. He was supposed to be someone who "got" her and that is why he is not a standard crazy person, but that is not made clear enough. So it could have been a good movie and instead it was pleasant with moments. Catherine O'Hara was great.

The Right Kind of Wrong (2013): Dir: Jeremiah S. Chechik / Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Ryan McPartlin, Kristen Hager, Catherine O'Hara: Wayward charm opens this romantic comedy about decisions. Leo is a dishwasher who becomes infatuated with a woman on her wedding day. This presents all sorts of problems with the bride and groom whom he feels are not right for each other. It opens effectively with his girlfriend breaking up with him. She exploits him with an online blog that bashes his every characteristic. She leaves and becomes an instant success with a book about exploiting his faults. He sets his sights on newly married Colette and this is where things become wayward. Leo is correct in that the groom is a wealthy jock handed everything but his stalking tactics are presented as cute and charming when in reality it is creepy and obnoxious. We know how it ends but it is questionable at best in terms of its ethics. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik who made the holiday classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The screenplay is detailed and Ryan Kwanten provides the right awkward response as Leo whose humiliation and fear of heights never deter him. Sara Canning plays the feisty Colette stunned by this unwanted attention. Kristen Hager steals moments as Leo's ex. Ryan McPartlin as the groom is weak in his over the top standard jock snob presentation. Catherine O'Hara is featured briefly as Canning's mother who tutors Kwanten on his quest. It is a romantic comedy about being the right person for the wrong circumstance and the sparks that ignite. Score: 7 ½ / 10

Quite honestly, I am surprised that this movie is getting such great reviews. To begin with, the main character, Leo, falls in love with Colette, a complete stranger, on her wedding day. He pretends that he is a guest at her wedding and proceeds to hit on Colette in front of her husband which (obviously) causes a scene and gets him kicked out. In a later scene, the bride's mother comments that she thought his actions were "ballsy". No, actually, it is extremely creepy and inappropriate to behave like that and cause such a scene at a strangers wedding.

The rest of the movie is dedicated to watching Leo's multiple attempts to get Colette's attention. She rejects his advances numerous times but he won't stop bothering her. Eventually, this starts causing problems in her marriage and she winds up with Leo by the end of the movie.

The plot of this movie disturbs me. After multiple rejections, he will not leave her alone and I couldn't understand why Colette and her husband were being so nice about it. 3/4 of the way through, the husband steps in and threatens Leo, which is the movie's attempt to make the husband look like the bad guy but the reality is that Leo is the bad guy. He interferes with complete strangers lives/marriage and will not quit until he gets what he wants. In typical romantic comedy fashion, they try to make his advances seem innocent and endearing however any normal person in real life would have taken out a restraining order about a half hour into the movie. I am tired of romantic comedies glorifying stalking behaviors that would normally get you arrested.

There is something very very special about this movie. Sure Leo is completely nuts in his mission to pursue Colette. Buts that is only a fragment of the actual plot, like the glue between the pieces.

Mostly I love this movie for everything it achieves, the scenery is beautiful and magnificent, and it plays so well into the story. From his fear of hights, to her love for nature. And I have never before in my life watched a movie in witch I did like every character. To the Troys trying to defend their friend yet still being professional with the gallery, to Julie and her need to find someone to climb mountains for her.

No scene or shot is boring, fore they all seem to have a bigger purpose. This movie has so many red threads and symbols yet they all tie into a beautiful knot at the end.

I also love how this movie has no rushed decisions. Colette did not even consider Leo until she found out that her husband did not respect her viewes on the renovation project, as he stood talking to a man he knew she despised.

Leo did not follow Colette like a lost puppy, instead he showed her that he was interested in getting to know her. He went on her four of her tours and listened to her views, but he stayed stubborn. Following his heart, trying so hard to make her see in him what he saw in her. When she punches him in the faces you do not feel sad for the guy. It is rightfully what he deserves. But his apology in sunflowers is the first sign that he might not be so wrong for her.

She needs a break after her divorce and she tells him that she did not leave her husband for him he leaves her alone, respecting her and listening to her Leo finally setts his stubbornness aside to please her request. Then in curiosity she picks up his book and fortunately falls in love with him through his words. In the end she is the one chasing him.

What I mentioned above, the whitty jokes and amazing humor is what makes this movie special. In my opinion this movie did not need a happy ending to be a 10/10, but I am still happy I got one.

To anyone who is in touch with the realities of life, this movie is beyond stupid. I get that a movie is supposed to be an escape from said reality however, that does not mean basic values should be thrown out the window. I knew exactly what I was in for but sat through it to see how deep the stupid ran and it really did run deep!

The main character is basically a bum who is completely disconnected from the realities of life - a failed writer (seeing how he lives his life, no wonder) and dishwasher (nothing wrong with being a dishwasher but it doesn't seem like he is trying to get anywhere in life). Wife leaves him because he is pretty much a bum and she's doing way better than he is.

Days/weeks later, he sees a bride at her wedding and it's 'love' at first sight. No. NO! That's 5th grade infatuation. Sends the wrong message. First of all, she is MARRIED. I should stop there but even if she was not married, she has done nothing for him, NOTHING for him to be 'in love' with her. In the real world, this is how you get friednzoned (at best). You never get a girl this way - ever. All this does if feed weak male behavior.

So he crashes the wedding and ASKS HER OUT. What? Seriously, who thought this was a cute thing to do?? That starts off a series of absolutely cringe worthy attempts on his part to get her attention. Again, she is MARRIED. If he had put HALF the effort into sorting out his life, he would have been able to get..... ah forget it!

So the woman. WOW. She had the so called perfect husband, who gave her everything. When his parents gave them a house (because they are rich like that) she gave him the whole 'we haven't earned it' speech. Finally, when she breaks it off with the husband (because his methods of trying to defend his marriage from the dude who did not understand that his wife was MARRIED to him didn't comply with her 'morals'), she tells said delusional dude that her husband will not come after her because he is afraid she will take HALF OF EVERYTHING. Now, did she stop to think if she had earned this??? LOL do you SEE THE PROBLEM?

People like this should NOT be portrayed as good people. Disturbing a marriage because you love one of them is NOT cute.

In summary;

Main character; Delusional, immature bum portrayed as this dreamer. His love interest; Immoral, unfaithful and..... you'll get it if you can bare to sit through this trash. Villain/Husband; The actual good guy who probably dodged a bullet - that woman is another guys problem now!

They should make a part two where she leaves this dumb mf at THEIR wedding lmao.

Men - if she left someone else for you, she will leave you for someone else. Don't get played.

RANT over!

I've seen literally hundreds of romantic comedies and this one is my all-time favorite. The main reason is that our hero sets out on an outrageous and ballsy goal, and the movie carefully and cleverly shows how he might succeed.

Leo goes gaga when he first casts eyes on Collette. The fact that this happens at her wedding doesn't faze him. Nor does her obvious passion for her new husband Danny--a tall, handsome, rich lawyer who skied in the Olympics and founded a children's charity. Nor does Leo's own place in the world: a failed writer working as a dishwasher, and the butt of countless jokes from a widely successful blog, Why You Suck, written by his ex-wife.

"Granted, there are obstacles," Leo admits. But he's not afraid to try to win Collette's heart even if Danny is looking on. Fortunately Leo has a high tolerance for physical pain.

Leo's big challenge sets up the movie's challenge: Give Leo a credible chance in spite of the obstacles. So the remaining 80 minutes are packed with intelligent twists and turns that might help him see daylight. Practically every secondary character has a hand in pushing Leo either forwards or backwards on his rocky path.

Another reason the movie works is that Leo is a likable guy. He's witty, honest, uber-idealistic and surprisingly low-key for the size of the torch he's carrying. He elevates his humble job to an art form, even using a dishwashing machine for a quantum physics demonstration.

The film features a clever script and beautiful scenes of the Canadian Rockies. Will Sasso and Catherine O'Hara help provide light-hearted depth, and Rachel Portman predictably nails the score. Even the closing song was a perfect fit.

I'm sorry the movie's IMDb rating is much lower than I expected. Ironically, the point of the movie is that something that's wrong for others could be right for me.