When A Great Film Goes Bad (spoiler)

Rating: 7/10 (14 August 2009)

Let's just cut to the chase: the writing in this film was top rate and smart - probably the smartest and most well acted romantic comedy in several years. The acting was excellent. But, the ending brings this down from a 9 to a 7.
The ending was just a downer and overly unrealistic. Sure, most romantic comedies have some lack of realism but Summer's character became very inconsistent; her personality just changed. From a fun-loving person to being bummed out about who she was with - to then enjoying their company again - right before they get engaged?
If you are dating someone (which I'm not, I'm happily married) and go to this movie - it will put a lot of pressure on a relationship if people get into this. I would not have been comfortable if I had been dating a girl and took her to this movie.
Ironically, the very thing the character in this film criticized ("falling in love") is what happened. And, it is ultimately unrealistic. Marriage is not sustained by the feeling of love or that "one moment where you know that is the person." But, Hollywood continues to propagate this message. Love that makes a marriage last is commitment in spite of one's lost "feelings" - feelings fluctuate all the time (of course, in Hollywood, when feelings fluctuate - well, it's time to move on to the next girl or guy).