Can a film's score be based on whether you want to watch it again?

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2005)

Not the greatest movie I've ever seen, but oddly, something makes me want to watch it again. I don't really even know why - it's not too believable, the way the characters fall in and out of love at the drop of a hat, and it's not all that well written, either. The movie does make you think, though: What really is THE TRUTH, and IF there is such a thing to a relationship, and IF it is in fact knowable, WOULD you or DO you really want to know it?
Perhaps questions such as these are at the core of what is haunting about this film. Natalie Portman gives a really good performance, Jude Law a bit less so, but still manages to keep you engaged with his character. Frankly, they could have substituted just about anyone for Julia Roberts and had just as good a product.
Damien Rice's song, "The Blower's Daughter" provides a brilliant punctuation to the beginning and end - they should have used even more of his work.