I always thought he was cute, but he was sexy in this film. I was surprised at the scenes with him and Anne Heche (in a good way). And I think he's a pretty decent actor too. I've never seen him display indifference and coldness towards women the way he did at the beginning of the film. He's always like this love sick puppy. But I think the ending of the film got a little sloppy though. But I'll watch anything with Ashton Kutcher.
shareI just watched this movie tonight, and you're definitely right: this is not the Ashton Kutcher character we are used to seeing. But after completing the movie, I think that's a good thing.
Honestly, throughout the course of the movie, I had a hard time deciding what to think of his character. Early on, I couldn't stand him; then I fell into that old romantic/comedy trap of hoping that the couple would end up together; and yet the ending didn't bother me. Given his character throughout the entire movie, the ending actually seemed rather appropriate. And that's more thought than I usually have about an Ashton Kutcher character. Particularly in his romantic and/or comedy roles, I've come to expect him to be this clueless but loveable guy, for whom I want to see a happy ending (e.g., That '70's Show, A Lot Like Love, Guess Who), but in this movie, he just wasn't that guy.
Definitely a different role for him. Perhaps not quite so different as his more dramatic roles (e.g., The Butterfly Effect and The Guardian), but in some ways certainly different from what I think we've come to expect from him. I hope he continues to branch out in the future. Although I know a lot of people do not take him seriously as an actor, I think he does have some degree of talent,so I would enjoy seeing him continue to step outside of his typical character roles.