To those who doubted whether future wife Mila Kunis (Natalie who?) would show up to the Marine Corps ball last weekend, well, she went.

You may remember that back in July a sergeant invited her to be his date via YouTube, and after the prodding of “Friends With Benefits” co-star Justin Timberlake, Mila accepted.  I forgive those who thought that given the light-hearted tone of her conversation with Timberlake that maybe she wasn’t serious.

While I think it’s cool that she went, Mila definitely needs to consult Timberlake for some PR tips.  The stories about her ball are basically that she went, looked great and was really nice.  No comments from her perspective at all.

Contrast that with Timberlake, who attended a ball of his own the weekend before.  Those stories are overflowing with him saying what an amazing time had and how honored he was to be there.  Great for both of the stars to go, but he definitely could not have handled the entire thing any better.

The best part about Mila’s ball is the reporting from a local television station in Greenville, N.C., where the event was held.  They went totally TMZ for this story, getting paparazzi-style video of her speeding away from the airport wearing sunglasses in the back seat of an SUV. 

The flood of Marines asking celebs to accompany them to balls this year reminded me of the movie “My Date With Drew.”  It’s sliiiightly possible you’ve never heard of it, but given that it’s a documentary I only happened across on Netflix one day, that’s excusable.

The basic premise is that the filmmaker has had a crush on actress Drew Barrymore since they were kids.  As an adult, he decides he has nothing to lose in trying to get a date with her and documents his efforts with a camera.  I won’t give away the ending, but it’s actually a pretty interesting movie showing how some celebrities are more open than others to acting like normal people.