New Year's Eve

Ever since the movie Crash there has been attempts to interweave several story lines and characters into one over arching story.  Some movies succeed and others fail.  New Year's Eve was a move that attempted to do this but didn't quite succeed.  The individual story lines were simplistic and predictable.  There were a few surprises at the end but otherwise the movie was average.  I wonder what the salary cap was for so many stars to be in a movie with such a bland story line?  The overall message of starting a New Year with love and forgiveness was a nice touch.  I give the movie two out of four stars or one thumb up.