Definitely, Maybe Digs Deeper Than Most Romantic Comedies

Of course, one could easily look at the movie as a well-timed portrait of one man's shattered affection for Bill Clinton—it encompasses his entire presidency, from the early Man From Hope love-in to Monica Lewinsky. Reynolds, muting his smart-ass qualities without dulling his timing, bemoans Clinton's parsing of words: "What happens when they give him a hard word?" he snaps at the TV as Clinton ponders the meaning of "is." Truth is, it's just an unexpected delight to find Reynolds in something resembling a grown-up comedy; he forever seemed destined to be the dude from Two Girls, a Guy and a Pizza Place. Maybe he's no longer a could-have-been, but rather a might-be-after-all.