Arthur Review

I went to this movie because it was the only one in the appropriate time slot and I had fairly low expectations. I figured it would be good for a few laughs and then a week or two from now I would forget I had seen it. The characters are lovable and the plot mildly familiar but the jokes are incredibly hilarious (however, I may have found it so funny due to a combination of lack of sleep and the fact that I have not paid attention to anything other than theology for a week). I'm not a Russell Brand fan, he's one of those actors who is around but I don't pay much attention to, I don't dislike him. I found the humor in Arthur to be refreshing for his movies, less vulgar and more of a combination of smart and innovative jokes. My major issue with the movie is who wouldn't want to be with Jennifer Garner? I think that the fact she played a girl with borderline personality disorder, who was frankly rather frightening at times, is irrelevant to her insane attractiveness.
The movie is very good, I recommend going to see it. You cannot expect it to be anything other than a romantic comedy, and a remake at that. But so long as you are expecting a mainstream, big distribution, box office movie then I believe Arthur will meet or even exceed expectations. I doubt I'll see it again in theaters or even buy it on DVD but it's quality level was higher than that of many romantic comedies I have seen recently and it was a great way to unwind after a final.
Spoilers ahead:
One of my favorite jokes was after Arthur purchases the suit from Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural speech at a hilarious auction and is wearing it around New York, the police ask him for ID and he shows them a penny. Whatever I'm a dork, I thought it was funny. AND "this isn't what it looks like. Unless it looks like a cat raping a horse."