I’d Really Like to See…Kristen Wiig in a Romantic Comedy

This originally appeared as part of Zoom In Online's weekly "I'd Really Like to See..." blog series.

It's that time of year again. Love is in the air and Hallmark is cashing in on it. And of course, the fellows out there are more frequently getting roped into watching the lowest form of supposed American art: romantic-comedies. There are exceptions to the rule that rom-coms are awful - The Wedding Singer, There's Something About Mary, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall - but these are few and far between. Seriously, if I see one more lame rom-com, I swear to the Lord I will slay it.

Actually no, that would be far too much slaying. Romantic-comedies are one of the genres that studios can and do mass produce because they can be made on the cheap and follow a simple formula (is it ironic or sad that this can also be said about the horror genre?). Directing my efforts to slaying rom-coms would require a Batman-like dedication and frankly, I have neither the time, finances, nor British butler to accommodate such demands. It seems something needs to happen to mix it up a bit with the rom-coms. I'm not necessarily talking about just making it movies guys can like, but movies that are actually hilarious. Enter: Kristen Wiig.