From Variety:
A real breakout in this movie is Sam Heughan, who stars in “Outlander,” but I wasn’t too familiar with him before this. He turns out to be great with comedy.
I wasn’t familiar with him either, unlike seemingly every other woman on the planet. After I cast him, so many people’s moms and aunts and friends from home were like, “I love that guy!” Totally by coincidence, a few days before he was brought in, a friend tried to explain the plot of “Outlander” to me and I got completely lost. But he was so endearing. The role wasn’t written as hunky a guy as he naturally is, but he was so sweet and natural he made it accessible. We were like, “We shouldn’t give him demerits for being so attractive!”
Sam does an incredible job in this movie. His sense of comedy was spot on & he does have a very endearing quality about him. He’s very organic in his choices and I give him 2 thumbs up. I’m seeing the movie again tomorrow evening. Action scenes are epic! Congrats to ALL on this movie!
Great comment! Yes, Sam does have an endearing quality – he a very genuine person. I’ve heard a lot of good of him in “The Spy Who Dumped Me”.