there be already too many comment on this one and but . a usual and lot of people see this movie be look for character to relate to and and feeling jaded because not only be there a dearth of such character and but the film also force the viewer to re evaluate his or her personal belief system . if the movie be not as successful a it be ( in term of stir up deep seat emotion ) and then there wouldn not be so many poor rating on this bb . the aspect of this movie i think get overlook be the character of howard . of course he be not the manipulative misogynist that chad be and but in this manner his character reveal a more subtle objectification of woman . he go along with the wager and and although not a active a character a chad and be every bit the misogynist chad be . he just doesn not have the mettle to act on it and to utilize it like chad . the fact that he fall in love with christine in no way make up for his early action . if anything and his character be more repellant because his personality be not the overblown and cartoonish behavior of chad . howard represent the average man and the type who like to think all people be equal and but in his heart thing be always stack in his favor .