The Bonkers Storyline In 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' We All Forgot About

Even Ryan Gosling's six pack doesn't make up for how weird this is.
The Bonkers Storyline In 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' We All Forgot About

Crazy, Stupid, Love is one of those "whoa, all the characters are actually connected" rom-coms, and for the most part, it's a fun 90 minutes. However, even through nostalgia-colored lenses, the movie has a fatal flaw.

There's this one completely unnecessary storyline that kind of ruins the whole movie....

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) is a Love Actually style rom-com. It stars Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, and Ryan G
Overall it's a fun movie. Who wouldn't enjoy watching Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone kiss? The reoccurring message of the movie is to trEAT people better
It starts off with his babysitter walking in on him masturbating. Innocent enough mistake. Just for the record, I think about you while I do it. Gro
13-year-old Robbie is obsessed with his 17-year-old babysitter Jessica. no subject Hi, View Jessica. Demi Moore forv FYI: A18S55520 older stop. Jessic
He even does a dramatic performance at her high school. Marking himself with a scarlet'J for Jessica, clearly he didn't understand the lesson behind T
When she tells him to leave him alone this time, she gives him a weird answer. Because I'm four years younger? Because I love somebody else! Yes,

Crazy, Stupid, Love

When Robbie finds out Jessica actually has an unrequited crush on his dad, he gives a speech at his middle school graduation about how love isn't real
And even though his dad knows Robbie is talking about the 17-year-old authority figure, his dad stops the speech to encourage Robbie to keep pursuing
Except then, in perhaps the most horrifying moment of the film, she gives Robbie nude photos of herself and gives him a kiss. And walks away in slow m
After his graduation, Robbie finally apologizes to Jessica for being weird. YAY! BIG WIN! I'm sorry if made you uncomfortable. Which is quickly offs
So let's recap: Little boy obsessively stalks older teen, encouraged by his parents, until she gives him underage pornography. That Dirty Dancing scen
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