Good Luck Chuck

Good Luck Chuck

Teenage sex comedy movies have usually one common theme, and that is getting laid. Almost every movie of this kind usually point to sex and pleasure. Do you happen to know any movie that is opposite the common theme? Personally, I really don't know any movie that opposes the trend.

That is until I have read about the movie Good Luck Chuck. Released on the 21^st of September this year (2007), the movie really deviated big-time from the recurring theme. Instead of getting laid, the movie's theme presented the other side of the coin – controlling one's sexual appetite despite the temptation from your most most treasured girl.

The movie Good Luck Chuck, produced by Tracey Edmonds, is directed by Mark Helfrich, and distributed by Lionsgate film productions. The movie casting is a bit diverse. Its stars Dane Cook as Chuck, Jessica Alba as Cam Wexler, Jodelle Ferland as Lila Carpenter, and Dan Fogler as Stu, among others.

The plot of the movie revolves around a certain guy named Chuck. In his childhood, he played a game of spin the bottle with a goth girl. Upon losing one round, he was dared to kiss this girl, but he refused. The goth girl then cursed him that every girl he sleeps with breaks up with him and find Mr. Right immediately.

Chuck is now fully grown up and is a successful dentist. Having observed the pattern, he hoped to have the opportunity of having new women every time. As for the women's part, many lined up in his clinic just to be able to hook up with this hot hunk. What happened is that both parties benefited from each other. The women got the chance to settle down. Chuck, on the other had, obtained sexual pleasures.

That trend continued until one day when he met the woman that would change his life. Chuck met a penguin trainer in Cam Wexler. She is single, love-able, and clumsy. Suddenly, Chuck realized the value of truly falling in love. The two dated exclusively together. In the process, she was trying to persuade him to have sex with her. Knowing the curse that affects him, he tried every step of the way to avoid sexual intercourse. Chuck simply doesn't want to lose Cam to another guy, deemed to be her Mr. Right. Chuck believes he is Mr. Right for her. He struggles both to let go of the curse and to be her keeper.

Different movie reviews mostly do not view the movie in a good light. Most say that it is offensive, expletive, tiresome, and insensible. In fact, there was one review that stated Good Luck Chuck is not good at all. Also it was classified as below par with movies released this year having the same genre.

Put the worry aside, the movie had a far more reaching influence on its cast. My focus turns to Jessica Alba. It was reported that she is now a major supporter of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW),an international organization advocating the mission to improve animal welfare by reducing commercial exploitation and abuse of animals.

The question that enters my mind is that, was she influenced by her role in the movie? I bet we don't need to debate about that one. Jessica Alba's intentions need not be known to all of us. The hanging question is whether she did it just for the show, or for real. Will she be the next showbiz ambassador for a great cause – like UNHCR's Angelina Jolie. All I could do is wonder, I just hope Jessica Alba's support for IFAW is genuine.