In "A Lot Like Love," the two characters played by Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher meet while having sexual intercourse, then spend the next four or five years ignoring their feelings and each other before succumbing to a genuine embrace. In reality, the film is a transparent effort to re-energize the formula that made "When Harry Met Sally ..." such a comedic wonder. The film might well succeed, at least for a couple of weeks, thanks to Kutcher's marquee value and a dearth of romantic comedies in the marketplace.

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