“She’s Out of My League,” a comedy about a average guy dating a good-looking girl, and “Green Zone,” a Matt Damon action movie about one soldier’s discovery of the truth about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) in Iraq, are two films that recently hit theaters.

I had few expectations going in to “She’s Out of My League” about the quality of the movie. However, the film turned out to be hilarious, using a combination of slapstick comedy, one-liners, plenty of sexual innuendo and in-your-face characters to keep the audience on its toes and laughing.

Since most members of the main cast are not well-known Hollywood comedic geniuses, I had my suspicions about the quality of acting, but I was pleasantly surprised.

The dorky male lead, Kirk (Jay Baruchel), was adorable and he made it easy to laugh at his misfortunes because of how pathetic he was. Molly (Alice Eve), the gorgeous and kind female lead, transitioned well from innocent to sexy to witty.

Other notable characters include Molly’s smartass best friend Patty (Krysten Ritter) and Kirk’s rude and crude best friend Stainer. An interesting surprise came from the small role of Kirk’s mom, who was played by Debra Jo Rupp, who played Kitty Forman in “That ‘70s Show.”

One disappointing factor of the film was that the previews gave away the two most interesting scenes of the movie.

The pool scene in which Molly declines to go swimming in her underwear because she isn’t wearing any, and a scene where Stainer makes fun of Kirk for ejaculating early and at a bad time on a date with Molly, are the two funniest scenes of the film. Yet they were given away too soon by the previews, ruining the surprise for anyone who had seen them.

While the plot idea was not completely original or out-of-the-box, the film was well executed and I compare it to the likes of “Pineapple Express,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up” (though it’s definitely less graphic). I also happen to be a sucker for a happy ending, which was given to me in this romantic comedy.

As for “Green Zone,” my official suggestion is not to waste the nine or ten dollars for the ticket and two hours of precious lifetime.

While a good plot idea and a relevant issue of the ongoing American war in Iraq, this particular war film about the lie of WMDs was poorly executed.

The characters were shallow – no measures were taken to create a back-story for the audience to understand their role in the action. Instead of gradually integrating key characters, they were all thrown in at once, which became quickly overwhelming.

As a huge fan of the ‘Bourne’ trilogy, I was excited to see Matt Damon in another role where he had kick-ass skills and wielded a sweet-looking gun. Damon delivered this role to a T, but there was less heart behind the portrayal of his character and he did not receive much help from his co-stars.

The handheld camerawork – a la “Blair Witch Project” – had a dizzying effect and never focused long enough to give a stabilizing feeling to the audience.

On one hand, this filming technique makes the action seem more realistic, like putting the audience in the action, on the battle sites. On the other hand, the overuse of the technique was distracting and too much to process.

Aside from not explaining what the main conflict of the plot is until two-thirds of the way through the movie, the action was drawn out and strained, leaving me bored for minutes on end, wishing the scene would just conclude and the characters move on.

Politically, the film was motivating, though it could be seen as controversial. By now, most of the American population believes there were never any WMDs in Iraq, but the movie gave an interesting perspective on how the public and the military felt about WMDs in the war-torn region when Americans were still searching for them.

Some viewers may say the film is an attack against President George W. Bush, but I choose to set any prejudices I may have against our former leader aside and appreciate the different point of view.

From my standpoint, the best part of my viewing experience was leaving the theater, picking up a free movie pass on the way out as an apology for the power having gone out in the building mid-showing.

Overall, it is my opinion that fellow film fanatics should choose to see “She’s Out of My League” over “Green Zone.” The comedy brings about tears of laughter, the action war film, only tears of boredom.