terrible!

Rating: 1/10 (14 April 2005)

All of my colleagues raved about this one, so I rented it against my better judgment and even watched it through to the end--but it never got any better! Trite, unoriginal, highly improbable, sappy & sentimental and poorly acted (except for Rachel McAdams -she's so purty!-) It's always the same story, boy meets girl, one of them is from the wrong side of the tracks, parents disapprove and will their love survive? Boring. The subplot or whatever with the old man reading to the old woman is interwoven inexpertly and there is very minimal suspense before you figure out who these guys really are. To be fair, some of the scenes are very beautiful, and the rain storm scene was actually really good, but that doesn't make up for the other hour and a half of clichés. If you've ever seen a good movie, don't rent this one because you'll be disappointed.