YMMV / Ruby Sparks

• Accidentally-Correct Writing: As unrealistic as this movie's plot may seem, the concept bears a striking resemblance to certain real-world metaphysical practices, such as that of "scripting" an "SP"^note "Specific Person" as taught by Neville Goddard.
• Alternative Character Interpretation: Suzie can come off like kind of a jerk, especially when she demands Calvin remove women's underwear that's in a drawer in his house, as well as Harry mentioning she left him once.
  • Considering how much of a sleaze Harry is, is it really surprising that Suzie left him? She doesn't seem like a jerk at all, actually; she's one of the most level-headed people in the film!
  • Lila might also qualify, since all about her relationship with Calvin is only known through retelling. It is obvious that Calvin is an Unreliable Narrator in this regard; does it mean we should take everything she says at face value though?
• Awesome Music: "Can We Start Over" stands out as a particularly moving piece in an already-great score.
• Jerkass Woobie: On the course of the film, it becomes more and more apparent how self-absorbed and emotionally-stunted Calvin is, and how horribly he treats Ruby. And the viewer's heart breaks for him when she's gone.
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • The zombie movie they watch in the park, with such deaths as a man's scalp/face being yanked off his head (and then a shot of his skinned head), and a woman having her throat ripped open with such force that her whole head falls off.
  • The climax: "You're a genius! You're a genius! You'reageniusyou'reageniusyou'reagenius-!"
    • "Skinnamarinky dinky dink dinky do, I love you"