Confessions of A Guy Who Likes Chick Flicks

"You like chick flicks." A statement, not a question and it staggered me. As an attempt to fill a conversational void, I had mentioned that the night before I had watched "A Lot Like Love," an Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet movie. My Monday night bartending partner had heard me mention other movies over the previous months and saw the big picture-I watched and liked chick flicks-so she told me.

Could this be? I mentally examined my viewing habits over the last year. She was absolutely correct. The pattern emerged as the images came rushing back to me. There was Reese Witherspoon lying in a hospital bed as Mark Ruffalo wished he couldn't see dead people in "Just Like Heaven," John Cusack with snow flakes floating around him waiting for Kate Beckinsale to fortuitously show up again in "Serendipity," Paul Bettany sweating away at the net as Kirsten Dunst risks her father's ire in "Wimbledon," and the list could go on. I probably got started with John Cusack in "High Fidelity" although I'm sure I was lured into that one by the promise of the music. You might think I had a John Cusack obsession after hearing that I've seen him with the luscious Diane Lane in "Must Love Dogs."