A pleasingly non-formulaic romantic seriocomedy, "Definitely, Maybe" has charm and some depth, even if it's ultimately more a third-base hit than a home run. Framing device has Reynolds as Wiliam ...

In the summer of 1994, a group of working-class Englishmen announced themselves to the world. They were brash, confident and carried with them a bunch of catchy songs. With Definitely Maybe, Oasis ...

The oft-maligned hyperbolic extension of literally is nothing new—it’s been around since the 1700s—but do other adverbs behave in the same way? Recent uses of definitely and totally suggest that the ...

The central character in Definitely, Maybe , Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds), knows a little something about advertising himself. He works at an ad agency and is currently trying to figure out how to pitch ...

"Despite its gimmicky set-up, Definitely, Maybe works because it understands the formulaic nature of its genre and bends things just enough to keep you guessing. Obviously, one of the three ...

Producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have achieved some success reinvigorating classic formulas in their English comedies including "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill." But in crossing ...

Writer-director Adam Brooks' romantic dramedy Definitely, Maybe follows Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds), a New York ad exec whose marriage has just ended in divorce. The best thing in his life is his ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Fans of the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother may sense something familiar in Definitely, ...