A beautiful film

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2005)

This is a movie I saw a long time ago, and recently visited after forgetting basically everything about it. And I guess my maturation since I originally saw it really did wonders, because this movie gripped me like few others do. I'd say it's probably my second favorite movie of all time, right behind Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. The casting is perfect, and the characters are very interesting and believable as human beings. The music is what really grips me. Every song fits perfectly with the scene (except the REM song at the beginning when Cruise and Lee are in the car). The pacing is brilliant, never revealing too much too soon and never having a dull moment either. I have a hard time watching this movie without crying because it just teaches the viewer (assuming they are mature enough to get what this movie is really about) so much about life, how short it is, and how everything in life is sweeter if you've had the hard things to through.