Quick Review: All About Steve

The good news: Bradley Cooper loses his shirt fairly early. The bad news: it doesn't stay off long enough to distract us from the rest of this movie. Cooper plays Steve, a network TV cameraman (although why a news network would be based in Sacramento is beyond me). He's set up on a blind date with Mary (Sandra Bullock), a creator of crossword puzzles and, well, more than just a non-conformist -- she's an all-around nutcase. The date doesn't go well and Steve ends it quickly, but due to a poor choice of words Mary thinks he's into her. Plot contrivances lead to Mary chasing Steve cross-country as he and his TV crew, in their news van, chase breaking news. Mary takes a bus, then hitches a ride from a trucker, then gets a ride from a fellow oddball she meets along the way. Yet Mary keeps managing to catch up to Steve at all the stops where they're covering breaking news. Incomprehensible. There's a message about being yourself but it's buried by the stupidity. Bradley, if you're going to do crap like this, at least show some more skin. My grade: D-plus.