Purrty Good

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2005)

The first half is dreadfully contrived and clichéd and rehashed/generic/typical, blah blah blah. Good, now that the machismo-infused bashing and criticism is out of my system, THIS MOVIE WAS WICKED! I had actually won this movie in a VALENTINE'S DAY contest of all things, this year (2005), and my girlfriend and I watched it a few days later. We actually did cry during the ending (which you may seem coming, but it doesn't really save your tear ducts any work, just kinda warms them up). The cinematography and matteur-en-scene/character proxemics are definitely the high points - Cassevetes has done well in his romantic endeavour. Gosling is surprising. At first, he seemed to have a Ralph Fiennes in "Maid in Manhattan" creepy-romantic vibe, but his character is simply earnest to the point of disarming, it's revealed. Anyway, this movie was durn good. If you want to remove the splinters from your eyes, watch this. But be warned: If you're a Tim Allen type, stay the hell away from this movie and don't bash it ostentatiously, while weeping in private.