SYNOPSIS:
Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) strike sparks for a summer fling in New York City but neither expects it to last once Erin heads home to San Francisco and Garrett remains behind for his Big Apple job. But after six increasingly romantic weeks, neither is sure they want it to end. So despite the opposing coasts, naysaying friends, and family and a few unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love. And helped by a lot of texting, sexting, and late-night phone calls. They might actually go the distance.
MOVIE REVIEW:
Just that you know, romantic things which happen in movies rarely happen in real life. So that you’d stop wishing that something as romantic as what Drew Barrymore and Justin Long go through in this Nanette Burstein directed rom-com will actually happen to you. But who doesn’t love a little escapade where things will somehow work out before the end credits roll? Not a bad way to spend 103 minutes at all, isn’t it?
This movie has the couple falling in love, only to find out that they have to be separated in different states due to career aspirations. So while the guy stays in New York, the girl travels to San Francisco and it is up to them how to keep the romance alive. With technology, there doesn’t seem to be much of a problem here, does it?
The filmmakers have identified an apt topic to explore in this Geoff LaTulippe scripted screenplay – what it takes to maintain a relationship that is separated by physical boundaries. They could have gone down the route of barriers like religion or personalities, but why would anyone want to watch something which has been done to death elsewhere? In this day of Facebook-ing and Twitter-ing, all problems involving physical obstacles would easily be solved, or at least that’s what most people think.
This movie does not shun away from the “been there done that” approach which emphasises the importance of effective communication between a couple, and there isn’t anything refreshing or innovative to commend here. The predictable development in the last third of the movie is almost a yawn fest, as Barrymore and Long’s characters talk it out so that we can all have a happy ending – why are we not surprised?
Not that we are trying to be a wet blanket here, but the production could have done with a little more wit. We did think that things were picking up with some really funny scenes which involves phone sex (tastefully done, too), but these M18 rated sequences are few and far between.
However, it helps that Barrymore and Long have a nice on screen chemistry, probably due to their on again, off again relationship in real life. The girl is cutesy and bubbly, while the guy has a likable charisma which is easy on the eyes, so what’s there not to like with this casting? The pair is joined by Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis and Christina Applegate in a frills free comedy which will not have you pondering about the finer details of what it takes to be in a relationship, but duly entertained on a boring weekend.
SPECIAL FEATURES :
This Code 3 DVD contains 13 minutes of Additional Scenes.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
There is nothing to complain about the movie's visual transfer, and you can choose to watch the feature in English, Thai or Portuguese
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by John Li
Posted
on 30 January 2011
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