Crazy Stupid Love, brilliantly written and wildly entertaining though it may be, is not the best movie to watch to improve your game. Unlike the precepts in The Tao of Steve, or Hitch, which translate across a broad spectrum of looks and means, a large majority of what Jacob (the resident PUA, played by Ryan Gosling) does is only really viable for a rich playboy who looks like, well, Ryan Gosling. Note that we never actually see Cal (a recent divorcé, Steve Carell) successfully applying Jacob’s techniques. We see him get lucky once despite an absolutely wretched approach, and then we see a montage of successes which we assume are borne of pure confidence.
Not that Jacob doesn’t have useful things to teach. He does. Here are a few choice take-aways: