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Not very likeable characters


Sorry, but none of the character were likeable at all. Christina came off as a passive-aggressive bitch, even bigger than that Nikki girl.

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I agree...I really wanted to strangle her by the time the movie was over. I thought Cher was pretty likeable but that's about it.

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Yeah, Cher's a good actress, so I liked her. She was the only one I cared about. I don't think Christina should act, because she can't play someone who is NOT Christina Aguilera. I love her music, but as for her acting, not really.

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Maybe to you.

I thought her and Cher's character, plus Cam Gigandet's were all very likable.

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Cam's character was an *beep* who was willing to cheat on his fiance, so I didn't find him likable. He was pretty much planning to cheat on his fiance since the day he met Christina's character, which was why he was so hellbent in getting her to stay with him. Christina was okay, but she seemed a little bitchy.

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Wow, just assume the worst of people? Haha.
Remember, he tried to kick her out at one point.

If you are not happy in a relationship, whether it be a girlfriend, fiance or wife, just leave, and he did that in the end. He did not lie to his fiance, she just misunderstood him when he was on the phone at the wedding.

Oh well, I thought he was sweet.
Maybe a little condescending, but whatever.

Yes, she became a little bitchy as the fame got to her, but not as bad as she could have been.

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He had the right to leave her as any unhappy person in a relationship should, but it was tactless to invite Christina's character in his apartment while his fiance was away on a business trip. From what I got, it seemed like he was bitter that his fiance had a more established job than him, which is why he complained about how "selfish" she was for always talking about herself. It was probably just him being envious of her job. Hell, he even lied to his fiance by saying Christina's character was ugly. What kind of man does that? It doesn't sound too sweet to me. It just makes me think of him as a liar. But of course, they somehow ended up together despite the fact he was a douche to Christina too. Also, even if his fiance misunderstood him, she had every right to assume he was cheating on her. All she knew was that there was a woman staying in their apartment while she was away. He randomly dumps her, and when she gets home, the other woman is in the bed with her soon-to-be-ex. If people thought she was being an overdramatic bitch, that's a pretty normal reaction anyone would have if they were in that situation.

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Agree on Cam & Christina's characters...they deserved each other.

She knew he had a fiance right off the bat, after the first night she spent with him...yet she proceeded to pursue him with no regard to his relationship. No thoughts about his fiance's feelings, nothing. And HE had her stay the night and invited her to continue staying with him while engaged. Both had the morals of a gutter rat.

Totally despicable characters.

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Not to mention Ali (Christina Aguilera) kept portraying herself as a Mary Sue when she was already wining, dining, getting spoiled by and sleeping with Marcus (Eric Dane). This isn't to say the fiancée Natalie (Dianna Agron) was totally innocent, or that Marcus was a saint (you figure it was his nature to have several women on the side); but Ali and Jack (Cam Gigandet) certainly weren't better people.

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Frankly, though I personally was never compelled by the characters, there weren't particularly untolerable either. Kristen Bell was actually one of the more likable of the group (and this comes from a person who's usually lukewarm towards Bell). Otherwise, none of the characters managed to stand out and were lukewarm and forgettable.

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