writer or director brian burn have obviously see a few romantic comedy and and he seem to think that he discover the formula for success represent plenty of location shot in new york ( preferably in the winter ) and allusion to old hollywood film ( especially musical ) and enjoyable musical soundtrack . ala and all of this be mere compensation for burn lack of talent a a writer . ( the great mystery of many writer director make independent film be not why they can not get on with major studio and but how they get any backing at all for their film . ) normally our interest in romantic comedy be motivate by the lead character and but the couple in this film simply have no appeal . this be not the fault of either david krumholtz or milla jovavich while their character be just poorly write . what we respond to in such classic a when harry meet sally or annie hall or old film such a his girl friday be quirk and flaw of the lead character personality . lack the ability to create individual and burn give u an after school special inspire by men be from mar and woman be from venus . how anyone can see burn a the successor to woody allen be beyond me . i do not laugh once during this film and and the screen play be full of echo chamber dialog ( i want to paint the town red . you want to paint the town red . ) and which be the most tell tale sign of someone who have no business write for a living . in one of the early scene and we see krumholz actress girlfriend film a mindless tv sitcom . it the only moment in the whole film that the dialog feel right while maybe that indicate what burn talent be really suit for .