A major movie studio releases a "gross-out" comedy about the improbable romance between a carefree, "attractive young everywoman" and a risk-obsessed nerd.

In a sign of the times, it says to the public, "Lighten up!" and wonders aloud, "See? Isn't risk funny?"

Unfortunately for those carefree enough to risk $10 on this film, the answer is ... no, according to NYT's Stephen Holden.

One might be inclined to take comfort in a tasty bucket of buttered popcorn, but even this simple pleasure is denied by an awareness of the implications of massive overproduction of corn.

Is ignorance bliss?

A Romance Battles the Odds: Risk Assessor Woos Daredevil