Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2006)

Come back, Richard Curtis, all is forgiven.
Not awful, just mediocre, which is a shame considering the talent involved. This felt very formulaic.
Jude Law did it in order to be taken seriously as a male lead, Carmen was just replaying herself (no acting observably occurring there), Kate was good as ever but there wasn't much to work with and Jack didn't appear to be on speed as usual which was a refreshing change. He was acting and far subtler than normal. The old guy rocked and had the most impressive physiotherapy routine I have ever seen.
My friend summed this up nicely - no one could believe that this could happen which for me is the key to a good plot / acting. Good romances (Titanic, Four Weddings and a Funeral, most of Love Actually, any early John Cusack stuff) always feel feasible and believable. This didn't.
Nice Dustin Hoffman cameo though.