Did not live up to the Hype

Rating: 5/10 (6 April 2005)

I have to say I was looking forward to seeing this movie. I rented it this week and I finally sat down and watched it. There was a big hype about it where I was and it was a movie everyone was talking about it. But when I sat back and watched it I found that I had a hard time keeping up and following time lines. They would flash back and then flash forward. The acting was great. Julia Roberts was as good as ever. But the acting does not make up for the hard to follow script. This movie is very close to the truth on what goes on in a love square. People bounce back and forth then back and then leave or stay where they are unhappy. In that respect it was very real. I found it to be a little too graphic for my taste in the scenes in the club. I have to say the hype for the movie made it seem like it would be another hall of fame movie while I found it not to be to those standards. It is worth seeing but at your own risk.