The Color of Film Collaborative

Claiming your belongings at an airport baggage claim is probably one of the most uneventful ways to spend your evening. Ironically, so is seeing the recently released Romantic Comedy of the same name (“Baggage Claim”) directed by David E. Talbert and produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Vowing to marry before the last of her younger siblings, lonely flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) goes to whatever extreme necessary to find the man of her dreams beginning with a checklist of her former suitors. Will Montana find the love of her life before the last of her un-wed siblings ties the knot?

The answer is (wait spoiler alert), yes. Baggage claim fails to stray from the traditional Romantic Comedy storyline of a woman searching for love in all of the wrong places only to discover that it had been under her nose the entire time, as if it is a congressional law that all films of this genre must be the same.

As any ordinary individual should expect, the film sports a predictable storyline improvised by mediocre actors, seasoned with a dash of romantic wooing and effortlessly placed one liners. Though the tale has been told a million times over it somehow still manages to give audience members a feeling of satisfaction upon leaving the theater.

In its essence, “Baggage Claim” is a sub-par film. No actors talent stood above another and there were hardly any memorable moments. One truly has to be a fan of this genre to appreciate its simplistic foundation and not regret spending the money to see it-which is why I advise that those who do not appreciate the traditional Romantic Comedy do not invest the time to view it.