A boring heartless bloodless pseudo romance

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2006)

Yet another movie that was made by people who think just because there are people who kiss on screen it makes the movie emotional or romantic! The whole movie is based on a very thin principle, going back and forth between two periods in the life of two lovers without any real heart behind it.
I think with a different cast it would have been mildly interesting... MILDLY but it doesn't even come close to elliciting any of the emotional response you might expect from a good movie.
The plot goes from one twist to another without any other purpose than to surprise especially naive viewers and the tear jerker ending is a big yawn, even with the talent of poor Rowland and Garner who are completely wasted on the flat dialog and cliché storyline.
The whole thing probably isn't helped by Gosling and McAdams TOTAL lack of chemistry and forced acting but I can't say it would have improved the poor plot any if the young actors had been even remotely close to the talent of their eldest.
If you're expecting a real romantic movie like Casablanca or Now Voyager, watch something else.