Seen: July 6th, 2008
Format: DVD
Rating: 6
Let's get this out of the way: I'm a serious romantic.
And I mean with the big R. Honor, self-sacrifice, nobility, grand and all-consuming love, poetry, passion, intensity or purpose and desire., the whole nine yards. I may not show it much, as it's not so useful a trait in contemporary society, but it's all there simmering under the surface.
And this film is romantic. It's all the things that love is; big, complicated, passionate, tragic, stupid, enveloping, painful, joyous, confusing, ad infinitum.
It's a nice little tale. There's lots of folks at romantic crossroads. Each of them has decisions to make, things to learn. There are romances to kindle, some to re-kindle and some to fan furiously least they die of the suffocation of neglect.
There are good and great performances by good and great actors. There is drama and humor and tension and release.
It's all there, and it's all very nice, and if you come across this late at night while cuddling with someone you love, then go for it, you'll probably have a very nice time.
All that said, there are probably better films in the genre that you'll want to track down first.
The Good: It's about love. Love is good.
The Bad: Lost in a wave of entertwined ensemble love stories
The Ugly: The games we play
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