I had serious doubts that I would like this movie. It looked like exactly the sort of movie I generally don't much care for: character-based, more mood than story. And it was.
BUT.
It was very clever. It had a subtle humor. And it didn't feel fake or, you know, stupidly suicidal (and I apologize to people who like movies like The Hours, but I just can't get into them). The characters were awkward with one another, they misunderstood one another. They weren't sure of things. Nothing was black and white. At the end they thought they were better off, but who knows.
Kudos to Steve Martin. He did a good job. And my guess would be he's dated quite a bit. He got it so right.
I didn't like the V.O. or the cheesy window/stars shots, but I can overlook them.
P.S. I don't know if anything I said here really counts as spoilers, but I put that in the title just in case it does or I feel like adding some or somebody else adds some.
P.P.S. For those of you in LA, I wholeheartedly recommend the Arclight's 21 and over screenings. There's something really great about watching a movie in the theater with a drink in your hand. And afterward they give you a free martini glass and, in this case, a copy of the book the movie was based on.
BUT.
It was very clever. It had a subtle humor. And it didn't feel fake or, you know, stupidly suicidal (and I apologize to people who like movies like The Hours, but I just can't get into them). The characters were awkward with one another, they misunderstood one another. They weren't sure of things. Nothing was black and white. At the end they thought they were better off, but who knows.
Kudos to Steve Martin. He did a good job. And my guess would be he's dated quite a bit. He got it so right.
I didn't like the V.O. or the cheesy window/stars shots, but I can overlook them.
P.S. I don't know if anything I said here really counts as spoilers, but I put that in the title just in case it does or I feel like adding some or somebody else adds some.
P.P.S. For those of you in LA, I wholeheartedly recommend the Arclight's 21 and over screenings. There's something really great about watching a movie in the theater with a drink in your hand. And afterward they give you a free martini glass and, in this case, a copy of the book the movie was based on.
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