>It was ok, I thought. not awful, not great.

Exactly. Competent comes to mind.

> it was an ok love story (and that part ended sooooo predictably), and good special effects, I thought.

True again. I still insist people see the movie though because the effects are impressive.

> The fellow I went with, who is not into romances thought it was all a waste of time.

I didn't mind the romance so much. The champagne cork bit was hilarious.