It’s commonly agreed that Ashton Kutcher isn’t a great actor and to be fair, Michelle Pfeiffer isn’t the box office attraction she used to be which raises the question: who thought it would be a good idea to put these two together?

The film is Personal Effects and it stars Kutcher as a young man who returns home to ‘avenge’ his sister’s death only to fall in love with an older woman (Pfeiffer) who attends the same grief counseling group. No excitement here and when one considers that writer/director David Hollander is pretty new at this movie making stuff, things don’t get any more exciting. The one possible bright light in all of this is that the film is based on a story from Rick Moody who, for those keeping track, was responsible for writing the novel which was later turned into the brilliant The Ice Storm.

At this point that comparison is pretty ludicrous considering that David Hollander has nothing on Ang Lee but one could hope for some goodness unfortunately, I don’t think Hollander brings it here. This looks awful. Maybe Pfeiffer needs a new agent.

Vancouverites will recognize a number of the local attractions including the VPL steps featured prominently in the trailer. The film is scheduled to open in 2009.

The trailer, care of our friends at TrailerSpy, has been tucked under the seat.