"I thought it would be cool to combine romantic comedy with suspense," said Head Over Heels director Mark Waters in a press release.

Combining romantic comedy with suspense isn't the most obvious or common mixing of genres, but in Head Over Heels, it works — quite well, in fact.

Opening today, Head Over Heels tells the story of Amanda Pierce (Monica Potter), a young professional who has made some bad love choices in the past.

After breaking up with her most recent live-in boyfriend, she moves into an apartment with four supermodels played by Shalom Harlow, Ivana Milicevic, Sarah O'Hare and Tomiko Fraser. With the help of her new roommates, Pierce's love life is salvaged when she falls Head Over Heels for her buff neighbor, played by Freddie Prinze Jr.

The catch? Pierce's new obsession may be a murderer.

So, like any independent, love-struck woman, she enlists the help of her beautiful roommates to stalk her love interest in search of the truth or a body, whichever she finds first.

Potter, best known for her role in Patch Adams, shines as a blonde and a comedienne — successfully being both a witty and slapstick comic simultaneously.

Harlow, Milicevic, O'Hare and Fraser also provide much of the comic relief in this female-dominated flick.

"Head Over Heels is not about super models," O'Hare said in a press release. "It shows the struggle — in a very funny way — and the bonding that goes on between the girls."

With the exception of Prinze's character, most of the central roles in the film are female.

"It was so nice to work with other women," Potter said in a press release. "That's one of the things that attracted me to the film in the first place."

I'd have to agree with Potter on this one. Rarely do we see an ensemble cast that is almost entirely female.

And another twist in this film, filled with supermodels, is the role reversals — Prinze's character is being watched by all of the women. He is the one being objectified and the women have control.

Waters said he wanted Head Over Heels to take the tone from classic Hollywood screwball comedies, and that is quite apparent in both the cinematography and the narrative.

However, Head Over Heels mixes this classic Hollywood style with some modern shots, costumes, sets and comedy.

Overall the movie is fun, lighthearted and definitely worth seeing. My only gripe is that some of the slapstick comedy is unnecessary — it cheapens the film and distracts the audience from the story, which includes funny and witty one-liners.

Head Over Heels is creative and fresh.

It has a little bit of something for everyone — suspense, action, comedy, romance and Freddie Prinze Jr. You can't go wrong with that combination, can you?