Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), starts to question him about his life before marriage. Written and directed by Adam Brooks (of "Wimbeldon", "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "French Kiss").

A line from the movie goes, "What's the boy word for 'slut'?"

Wrapping up the movie in a sentence would be, "What's the boy word for 'chick flick'?"

But it doesn't mean that the movie is bad or peculiar; it simply means that if there was a romance flick all men are inclined to watch at least once in their lives, this ought to be it.

The best thing about "Definitely, Maybe" is that it retains its manliness without losing its ardour. Writer-director Adam Brooks manages to foster that very equilibrium in what is essentially a romantic film, and he definitely impresses. And he did all that without coming off the slightest bit gay. It served a perfectly balanced meal of romance and relationships - with a dash of testosterone.

In the movie, young Maya Hayes (Abigail Breslin) is less than happy about her parents' impending divorce. Trying to convince her father, Will (Ryan Reynolds), to forego the separation, she sways him into telling her how he met her mother - in the hope that he will remember why he fell in love with her mother in the first place.

The movie flashes back between Maya and Will's 'story-telling' session in the present, and Will's earlier days as a struggling political consultant who had just arrived in New York. As the story unfolds, Will begins to reveal the women in his life one by one - carefully concealing their identities by using fake names - and Maya is left to ponder as to which one is her mother but most importantly, who among them truly holds her father's heart.

Not only does the film revolve around romance but the endearing plot probe into parenthood and life as a single father at the same time. Its sentimental convictions are something even men can agree with as well as sit through.

Ryan Reynolds has left behind his "Van Wilder" days and bloomed into a deliciously charismatic actor. He fulfills the '21st-century-dad' persona, which Will possesses and is absolutely magnetic when paired with Abigail Breslin, who was simply can't-take-your-eyes-off-her delightful. Both Reynolds and Breslin attained a father-daughter chemistry that's almost picture perfect.

Even Will's romances came in the form of a delectable spread consisting Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher and Elisabeth Banks, all of whom administer an equal amount of wit, intelligence and charm to the concoction.

The film holds a very ordinary approach to cinematography and dialogue, but as the saying goes, it's the little things that count. And this little film encompasses the many little things that make you walk out of the cinema feeling like you've witnessed something that's so much bigger.

"Definitely, Maybe" is indeed a very entertaining film made with a whole lot of heart.