Acting-good, writing-not

Rating: 7/10 (25 June 2007)

I don't know if what I'm about to write contains a spoiler. I felt that all the actors, leading and supporting, did a great job with their roles. The emotions felt real and the acting was believable, but what I don't believe is how unnecessarily uncouth the writers made Ben. They didn't have to make him quite so stupid AND mean; I wanted to like him more than I did, but by the time we neared the end of the movie, the character had burned too many bridges in my book. His character did not consider any information sacred or off-limits and used anything in his arsenal that he wanted to use when he felt like he needed it. Kudos to Ms. Heigl's acting and her character, Allison. I think she was much more tolerant, patient, and forgiving that the average person. Unfortunately, that added a bit to the unbelievable writing.