Dragged to the Nanny Diaries.......

I had the privilege of going to see Scarlett Johansson's latest movie 2 weeks ago.

Ok, so I wasn't jumping up and down to see a movie I had a feeling might not be on any of my 2007 top 10 lists. It certainly wasn't the worst film I had seen this summer.

It wasn't good or bad it just kind of happened. It got the Dack thinking about his rules for what makes a Romantic Comedy worthy of watching.

So here they are the 5 things a Romantic Comedy should have to satisfy the males being forced to watch because that should be the goal if you are going to make a film that a woman is going to want someone of the opposite sex to take her to see.

1. Funny. This seems obvious but more often than not the funny just isn't there or there perhaps there just isn't enough funny. Let me be also add some specifics on funny. Funny does not mean stupid..... I am looking for smart witty writing or the male lead in the film to have the ability to create funny.

2. Good Story. I know Romantic Comedies lack originality but try and add a different twist or turn to some part of the girl meets guy, guy meets girl plot. For ideas on who to accomplish this see Sleepless In Seattle or As Good As It Gets.....note, this does not mean copy these ideas.

3. Cute Girl. Yep it seems silly but if you are forcing a guy to take a girl on a date to sit in a dark theater and watch two people fall in love on screen the least he could ask for is a girl in the movie to be cute. Remember most guys would rather be watching explosions, car chases or gun fights.

4. Likable Male Lead. This does not mean a hot washboard abs fool. It means a guy that those of us watching of the male persuasion will be able to relate to on some level.

5. Quality Supporting Characters. Most movies I have seen need more than just two characters. Give these additional people some depth and by all means have them be at least a little funny.

So how does The Nanny Diaries do fulfilling The Dacks requirements?

Scarlett Johansson does an excellent job looking pretty.

Yep, that's it. I don't remember really laughing at all. The backdrop of the film is the marriage of parents the boy Scarlett is taking care of is falling apart. Not really idea for romance. Chris Evans might be a nice guy in real life but on the big screen he always comes across, as a guy that knows he's hot isn't really big on the actual acting. As for supporting actors....the only memorable one is Paul Giamatti playing a horrible husband and father.

Scarlett might be a good actress (See her in Lost In Translation playing opposite Bill Murry) but she hasn't proven she can carry a whole film on her own and it takes more than just being hot to get more than the twoDacks Diaries gets.