8. Rom-Com Stalking
After watching endless Rom-Coms with the perfect narrative and fairytale ending, it is no wonder that the art of romance is taught and learnt from what we see on-screen. However... The one thing which any person would never want to be on the receiving end of is.... The Romantic STALKER!!! Cringe!! In some films, like
There's Something About Mary (1998), where the stalker ends up getting together with his 'victim', it isn't seen as taboo as we enjoy the journey of the stalker and foolishly find his antics 'romantic'. On the other hand, a film which near enough portrays the discomfort in embarrassingly stalkerish behaviour is
All About Steve (2009). Sandra Bullock plays awkward social outcast Mary Horowitz who decides to hunt down Steve Muller played by Bradley Cooper (I guess I can't blame her) after one date they had together which came to an abrupt end. To be honest, Bullock's cringe-worthy portrayal of Mary was doomed from the start and was impossible to be understood as romantic. In real life stalking is not the answer... but a restraining order IS if you feel inclined to act in such a freakish manner...