Review: the things one will do for love...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
It's love at first sight for Max, when Cath walks into the bookstore where he works to post an ad. Desperate to meet her, he comes up with a brilliant plan--he'll teach her daughter piano lessons. The only problem is, he doesn't know how to play the piano.Max is a very goofy, silly guy with a dry sense of humor. He often comes up with the craziest ideas, yet things work for him. I sometimes wanted to tell him to wake up because he kept weaving this web of lies and/or half truths in order to portray himself as better than he is and didn't seem to realize that things could end before they began with that type of behavior. I kept picturing someone like Mr. Bean--this funny guy that you can't help but adore.Cath seems like a very lovely lady, but we don't really get a feel for her thoughts and feelings because the story is mainly about Max's. I picture her to be so classy, yet she is able to look at the heart of a person.I enjoyed seeing Alice, the daughter, open up and become a child again. The howling was hilarious! I also enjoyed seeing Max learn and grow from his experiences--especially in dealing with things that are foreign to him. He showed such a kind streak when interacting with Mr. Evans. Max really is quite an endearing character.Content: some drunken moments; vague references to intimate things, but no details; some language.