Everything's Gone Green

A romantic comedy/social satire that, on a modest budget, manages to be hip, charming, funny and dressed to kill.

The story -- is slight, but an appealing cast and lots of scenic leafery make Green feel fresh.

Starring an excellent Paulo Costanzo (late of "Joey") as a twentysomething uberslacker who is nonetheless willing to fall into accidental success, pic is seasoned with fine perfs by JR Bourne as a charismatic, creepy hustler and Steph Song as Constanzo's sexy potential love interest.

Fundamentally, it's a well-executed formula movie, perfect for first-date couples or miscellaneous group outings.

On the plus side, Costanzo is an appealing and likable young actor who carries the film easily; he gives the impression that he is thinking deeply and mildly amused.

The dialogue does have Coupland's characteristic snap, but like its mellow hero, the movie takes the easy route just a little too often.

Some ideas are auto-stolen (from Coupland's last novel, "JPod"), but those quirky atmospherics aren't enough to sustain a largely plotless film.