It should have concentrated on less stories

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2005)

I remember finally getting my hands on this movie the day it arrived at the rental store and popped it in my DVD player. My hands were shaking with anticipation, and by the end I was satisfied but not with all of it.
My only complaint was that it had too many story lines in it. If I could cut down the amount of couples whos story lines were interesting, the top three would have been, Juliet and Mark. I honestly felt bad for Mark who has always loved Juliet, but as a way of protecting himself never said anything and had to watch his best friend marry her.
The prime minister and Natalie. It was nice to see the prime minister portrayed as a guy who's just as lonely, and in love as the next guy.
And lastly Daniel who has just lost his wife and is grieving, and his step-son sam who is in love. Its a touching relationship where we see Daniel coming out of his pain and helping his son which in turn helps him to heal.
The movie isn't perfect, and if it concentrated on these stories instead of so many more it would have been better. Some of the others were good too but I think these 3 if they were given the detail, and time would have made a great movie.