Good 1st Act. Where's the rest of the movie?

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2004)

I was eager to see this movie, as I loved "before sunrise". The dialog was real and believable, and yet, however accurate the criticisms of modern life were, it became too mundane. It was a little too real, like watching Julie Roberts change a diaper, yeah it's "Julia Roberts" Whoo Hoo, but ultimately... it's just someone changing a diaper. As we find out how profound of an effect each of them had on the other, I would have thought they'd run out of small talk much sooner, faced with the reality of a life's obsession presenting itself in person.
At 80 minutes, including two sets of credits, there was time to delve much deeper into the possibilities. And the question looming large: "If given a second chance at a past romance, would you do anything differently?" is hinted at, but not played out. It felt like watching your sexy neighbors all through dinner, and just when they move towards the bedroom, the lights go out. Yeah, I have an imagination, but when I go to the movies, I suspend my own fantasies for awhile, and pay to see someone else's. And they weren't delivered.
Rather than a number grade, I would give this movie an I (for incomplete).