New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is the worst night of the year," declares Ashton Kutcher's character in one of the early scenes of this mishmash of a movie that takes a bunch of New York and romantic comedy cliches and strings them together like a set of Christmas lights."It's one big giant let-down."

This is probably the only time in life where I will find myself agreeing with Kutcher, whose New Year's Eve party-pooping mood is at odds with the film's opening narrative that praises New Year's Eve for its ability to unite people all over the world in celebrating the new year.
Alas for director Garry Marshall, Kutcher's sentiments are also a perfect summary for the entire film.