Just see it

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

When this movie came out in 2004, I had a chance to see it but passed on it. I was going to the movies with this girl I was interested in and she said "That's a movie I would like to see." Well, I opted for the "Borne Supremacy" instead, which was OK.
Last week, I was flipping through the channels and came across this movie. Having seen Rachel McAdams deliver a great performance in "Red Eye," I figured I would check it out for a minute or two and keep on flipping. Well, I could not stop watching this movie, which for a romantic flick is very, very, very rare for me. I have seen it again since. It is a very sweet, believable love story and (IMO) it avoids clichés.
You have to understand, I do not just sit down and watch movies. It has to interest me somehow for me to give it the time of day. Heck, I'm a Stanley Kubrick fan! Romantic films just do not appeal to me because I just find it hard to care about the couple being together before the credits roll. But this one was different. Did I care about seeing Rachel and Ryan (and James Garner and Gena Rowlands) together at the end? You betcha I did!
A lot of people here have already spelled out the movie's details over and over again, so let me just say, if you are a guy and your girlfriend or wife wants to watch this movie with you-- DO IT! Don't screw up like I did.
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