There’s something demoralizing about the spectacle of Sandra Bullock playing nerdy; as a crossword-puzzle-creating geek who obsessively pursues a cable-news cameraman (Cooper), she’s both unconvincing and unlikable. We initially side with Cooper as this weirdo stalks him across the country, so it’s jarring when the film switches gear and turns her into the hero of the dorking class. A talented director might have made Bullock seem like a comic genius, but Phil Traill has no control over tone, leaving the audience unsure whether to laugh or cry.—Hank Sartin
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