https://staging2.theplaylist.net/chris-evans-michelle-monaghan-to-star-in-offbeat-anti-rom-com-a-many-splintered-thing-20120906/ Fri, 13 May 2016 11:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/chris-evans-michelle-monaghan-to-star-in-offbeat-anti-rom-com-a-many-splintered-thing-20120906/#comment-69925 Fri, 13 May 2016 11:37:10 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/chris-evans-michelle-monaghan-to-star-in-offbeat-anti-rom-com-a-many-splintered-thing-106390/#comment-69925 Given that the summary tells absolutely zero about Michelle Monaghan's character ("engaged to a guy who doesn’t like her going on dates" does not count as a character trait), I wouldn't be so quick to call out the awful Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope. Just because a dopey guy places all of his hopes and dreams on a girl doesn't automatically make her a MPDG.

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