My fucking god it’s painful. You have to appreciate Alyson Hannigan’s ability to be fearlessly outrageous for a girl who has been in many roles that portray her as meek. But “Date Movie” is a step in the wrong direction. Not so much wrong direction, it’s a step into the wrong direction and right into a shit pile. You know that the writers are utterly desperate when they include a very long and utterly painful reference to “When Harry Met Sally,” I mean that movie has been spoofed a million times ad nauseum, and it just smacks of sheer utter scraping of the bottom of the barrel. And they also manage to recruit two veterans from Christopher Guest comedies which I’m still attempting to register hours after watching this.

The writers of “Date Movie” are two years behind the trend of making fun of films like “When Harry Met Sally,” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” but that doesn’t stop them from torturing the audience from sitting through very long drawn out gags referencing them, some of which go on for at least four minutes. “Date Movie” is a pure disaster. It’s one of the worst comedies made in the last six years, and that’s quite an accomplishment considering most of the comedies have been horrible. But “Date Movie” is in a league of its own. I invented a new word for it. No other film has earned that.