Can't Take My Eyes Off of ... this film!

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2015)

A brilliant romantic comedy, but one that exhibits more typical aspects which are traditionally displayed in such films of this genre, for example; a bad-boy who is reformed, an unpopular girl who finds love, a nice guy gets the girl, a bad guy gets his comeuppance and there is a happily ever after.
The lovely blend of multiple story lines, character developments, music, comedy, romance and sadness helps to create a vibrant and enchanting film that manages to bring all story lines together in great fashion at (you guessed it) the prom.
The merging of comedy and romance makes its way into Patrick's (Heath Ledger) wonderful and comical performance of Can't Take My Eyes Off of You as does Cameron's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) excessive planning to get the girl of his dreams. However, the film's exhibition of a very touching moment is what has made this film stand out from other rom-coms, Katarina's (Julia Stiles) poem that she reads aloud for which the film gives its name to is beautiful and symbolises the heart-wrenching and competing emotions of love. The film despite its clichéd structure, has these types of moments within the film that separates it from the others.
10 Things I Hate About You is a lovely, funny and superb romantic comedy which I will watch over and over again much like 500 Days of Summer. Both films though categorised as rom-coms offer something slightly different and with the acting performances in these films, clever and different story lines and great music which have helped them to become much more believable and popular among the viewers.
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