Genres

Visitors Review

2012-05-20 21:21:18

Anderson, Jolie, Philippe and Stewart shine in ensemble

I always appreciate true ensemble movies and the cast in this is particularly good. The interwoven storylines meant even if one aspect didn't appeal, the whole movie could. Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Philippe, and Jon Stewart were particularly good. Their stories spoke of realistic romance. And I cared. Some of the other storylines were of less interest. But these for actors made up for that admirably and I was charmed.

2012-05-20 07:18:03

An excellent, thought-provoking, romantic story!

I had wanted to see this movie for so long, but I was afraid that I had my hopes too high. I needent have worried - this movie far exceeded my expectations. There were so many things happening and such a range of emotions; this movie covered so much in so little time and yet everything still entwined together in the end. Gillian Anderson and Anjoline Jolie gave especially superb performences. This movie is a truely excellent and thought-provoking romantic story! -Kelly

2012-05-17 18:12:33

Little known movie is a gem

Miramax, the premiere producer and distributor of independent films in the world, gave Playing by Heart a limited and uninspired theatrical release in January 1999. They sold it as a comedy. It's actually a drama. Perhaps Miramax was too busy promoting its hugely successful Oscar contenders, Shakespeare in Love and Life is Beautiful. Whatever the case, don't let the fact that you may not have heard of Playing by Heart deter you. It's a fine movie and a welcome alternative to the cartoonish megahits we were offered this summer. Essentially, the film is a study of how people handle the powerful emotion called love. The couples we meet range from the very young to the old. As we watch these people deal with affairs of the heart, it is slowly revealed to us that each of them is somehow involved with everyone else. I won't tell you how.Leading the fantastic cast are Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands, who play Paul and Hannah, a couple on the eve of their fortieth wedding anniversary. Amidst the joy, a new problem and an old one threaten to ruin the occasion. Hugh and Gracie [Dennis Quaid and Madeline Stowe] have been married fourteen years. They have forgotten how to love one another. Meredith [Gillian Anderson] is the bitter victim of a marriage that failed for reasons neither she nor her ex-husband could prevent. She has adopted the hard edge of a person who believes that love will never work for her. When she meets Roger [Anthony Edwards], the attraction is there, but her acquired defense mechanisms make the relationship seem doomed. When young actress, Joan [Angelina Jolie], spies Keenan [Ryan Philippe] in a hot disco, she falls for the kid. Keenan has a major broken heart, and Joan has her work cut out for her. Finally, Mildred [Ellen Burstyn] must reach out to her estranged son, Mark [Jay Mohr], who is dying of AIDS.I think Miramax decided to call this a comedy because director Willard Carroll delivered a sophisticated movie. You cannot have a film devoted to the subject of love without having scenes where hankies are required. He shows these moments without dwelling on them. He quickly moves on to the next event. And he does find a lot of humor in the frustrations and the self-doubts that come with love. I had a couple of problems with Playing by Heart, but both of them were fairly minor. The subject matter is one more commonly associated with French and Italian movies. It is not one we Americans are incapable of doing well, but often, as here, we put so many stars in the vehicle that it gets overwhelmed. Happily, the ones in Playing From the Heart are generally excellent actors. The movie also suffers a bit from being too well constructed and written. The result is that several of the couples are interesting enough to fill a whole picture on their own, and we feel a bit cheated that we saw so little of them. Despite these little flaws, it remains one of the best and most original romantic movies of late.There is such a wide age range in these love stories that one or more is bound to affect you. My personal favorite was the young couple, Keenan and Joan. They seemed such a perfect fit. Angelina Jolie is a consummate actress, and she may have inspired Ryan Philippe to give his best performance to date.

Angela 2012-05-17 11:23:18

Movie Affected me more than anything else

This movie, though made in 1998, was not seen by me until Jan. 2002. Iwanted to see it, but never did. I got bored, and ran down to moviegallery,and now at 12:26 AM after watching this movie, I thank God I did. It wasnotonly the best movie I have seen in a long time, but this movie moved memorethan anything else eve in my life has. I was moved when I saw DeepImpact,Object of my Affection, but never as much as this movie. It was a greatstory, not explaining everything in the beginning, but you have to figurethings out. I am not going to tell you what happens, not because I'm notsupposed to, but because I would be doing you a great dis-service. It isawonderful, loving film, that gave me hope, and made me want to fall inlove,and not be afraid when I get hurt.

2012-05-17 03:04:53

a must have for any gillian anderson fan

a great relationsip movie exploring different kinds of relationships and couples with a lot of layers. how the movie combines the stories is awesome.

2012-05-16 16:12:21

Buy this video! It's great!

This movie is really great! I would recommend it to anyone who digs love stories. I think it may be more of a "chick flick" or a movie for couples. I thought the acting was great and the cast was excellent. I was really touched by this movie

Lívia 2012-05-11 12:17:35

Love is beautiful...

Playing by Heart is a beautiful, touching film. I'd advise you to watch itonly once or twice, though. It loses a lot of its effect if seen moretimes.The plot is quite simple. It's about love and relationships. This is forpeople who complain there aren't enough good romantic stories. In thismoviethere are at least four of them.The best one is clearly Angelina Jolie's. While the others appear, you'rejust waiting to see her. It's the most passionated and interestingstory.The cast is simply amazing. There are no bad actings. Rowlands, Connery,Anderson, Phillippe, Burstyn and, of course, Jolie are the best ones, butthe rest is also good.This film is a very sweet and pleasant way to spend your time. And I can'tsee how someone who isn't dead inside would not like it. It really makesyouwant to fall in love.

2012-05-11 01:56:57

Anderson and Jolie Are Terrific !

This movie is chocked full of wonderful performances by the entire cast. Gillian Anderson and Angelina Jolie especially deliver outstanding individual performances. The range of ages and issues between the different couples, offers something for everyone. This movie flows well throughout, from the beginning to the end!

Lechuguilla 2012-05-08 01:36:38

Love And Angst In Modern L.A.

Several pairs of couples experience love and angst in contemporary LosAngeles. The film's structure is somewhat unusual, in that one pairgets a minute or two of screen time, followed by a second pair, then athird. These short stories rotate, and progress independent of eachother. As a result, through much of the film, the overall plot seemsdisjointed. However, the film's writers do unify these various,seemingly unrelated, plot strands toward the end. The short stories ofJoan and Keenan, Paul and Hannah, and Mildred and Mark I found moreinteresting than the stories of the other characters.As implied by the film's title, human emotions have major import: love,anger, disappointment, humor, affection, resentment, and so on. Notsurprisingly, there's lots of dialogue; and the dialogue containssignificant subtext. The film's pace is slow and methodical; the filmhas a very laid-back feel to it. At times, you would think you werewatching a TV soap opera.The lives of these characters are upscale. As such, the film exudeselegance and refinement, as well as, in the case of Joan and Keenan,youthful "hip". Production design is lavish; costumes tend to be chic.Background music is eclectic, with some emphasis on slow, laid-backjazz. Acting ranges from fair to very good. I especially liked theperformances of Angelina Jolie, and the always-reliable Gena Rowlands,Sean Connery, and Ellen Burstyn.The film does a nice job of putting these characters' lives within thecontext of the larger environment in which they all live ... LosAngeles. Many times throughout, we see the L.A. skyline and all thosepalm trees. It's as if the city itself is a character, with a tacitinfluence on these people's lives and emotions.I'm not sure that the film really imparts anything new to viewers. Allthese relationships tend to be rather typical, or contrived, dependingon your point of view. Still, as pleasant diversionary fluff, the filmis worth a one-time viewing to get the general ambiance. But to reallyunderstand the intricacies and subtleties of these characters and theirlives, I suggest a second viewing.

2012-05-07 19:06:50

Dynamic cast, wonderful stories all

This review is from: Playing By Heart (DVD) I was introduced to Angelina Jolie in this film and was hooked. She's fabulous as the youngest daughter of Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands. Marital complications, personal apprehensions and wonderfully HUGE dogs and a one-eyed cat add to this quilt of family members' lives that segway through beautifully utilized sunrises and sunsets w/John Barry's flowing music. Madeline Stowe, Dennis Quaid, Jon Stewart, and several other castmembers round out a complex group of players dealing with careers, relationships and personal insecurities. This is a keeper.PS. Remember this, the next time you run for an elevator ;)

Jami 2012-05-06 00:45:18

Awesome movie

I had never heard of this movie, despite all the big names that were in it. Excellent plot and I loved how the characters all tied together in the end. Not just a "chick" movie, either!

Amy Adler 2012-05-05 14:54:14

Very romantic and sweet, especially Jon Stewart's performance

Meredith is a young theater director living in the Los Angeles area.Having been "scorched", as she says, by past relationships, she isreluctant to go out with the very amicable man she meets at thebookstore. Joan is a theater student who has just kicked her latestboyfriend out of her apartment; he got to keep the Pottery Barn stuffbut she keeps the cat. Her romantic eye has fallen on a nice lookinggentleman she meets at a hot nightclub. Gracie is cheating on herunimaginative husband, her opinion, even though he shows muchcreativity to others. Gracie's mother and dad may be having problems,too. Will the girls find happiness or despair? What about the parents,too?This film features a very large cast, all of whom perform wonderfully.The women are lovely to look upon and to listen to, the men in theirlives are intriguing, and the older couple (Sean Connery and GenaRowlands) float through their roles with ease. Jon Stewart gives anespecially nice and romantic display of his talent. The Los Angelessetting has been captured to show off the beautiful sights and thecostumes are first rate. For those who love love stories, here is aglorious exhibition of four tales in one. Watch, giggle, and cry yourway through to the end, feeling a complete contentment all the way.

Madman007 2012-04-29 19:16:44

All of my favorites are here

Favorite actor:Sean ConneryFave actress:Angelina JolieBoth are present with a touching story to go with it. Very underated film. This is the movie where I fell in love w/ Angelina and she wasn't much of a big name then. Sean Connery also says my favorite line first spoken by poet Dorothy Parker : Don't look at me with that tone of voice."

2012-04-29 05:41:41

Talking about love is like dancing about architecture

As soon as I heard the opening, voice-over monologue from Joan (Angelina Jolie), Playing by Heart had me. I knew it would be interesting, but I also saw the trap the writer/director/producer (Willard Carroll) had set for himself. I wanted to shout through the screen and warn him -- if only so at the conclusion I could have the schadenfreud of saying 'I told you so.' Because Willard Carroll, who has many more credits as a producer than he has as a writer or director, was making the rookie mistake of being too clever. Like one of his characters, Meredith (Gillian Anderson), a theater director, who when given a compliment that someone liked her play has to ask: "Before or after I deconstructed it?" Let's take a moment to deconstruct that opening monologue. First, Joan name drops Chet Baker, and this shows that she is very sophisticated, to appreciate Chet Baker. Even to know who Chet Baker is colors me impressed. But would she be the kind of person who appreciates Chet Baker for purely superficial reasons; like his movie star good looks that led photographer Bruce Weber to become a fan and make a documentary called Let's Get Lost that dwelled on Chet's Matinee Idol looks; and paired him with Chris Isaak, though their music was apples and oranges, merely because they both made photogenic models? Or would Joan be the kind of jazz fan who loved Chet for his beautiful sound and lyricism, even if years of drugs had taken their toll on his looks, and a drug dealer had smashed his teeth in, forcing him to adjust his embouchure to allow for playing with dentures? Besides name dropping Chet Baker, which could be either a good thing or a bad thing depending on whether Joan was sincere or merely a poseur, she quoted a line that I have always admired, or at least a paraphrase of it. The musician who played like Chet Baker was supposed to have said, when Joan wanted to talk about how his solo made her feel, that talking about music was like dancing about architecture. Or talking about love, also like dancing about architecture. I know this quote, actually it says that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, but the problem is, her friend, the Chet Bakeresque trumpeter, is not the person who made up this quote. I thought that Elvis Costello had said this, and he did say it in an interview in 1983, but when asked about it later, he didn't remember saying it, but thought he had heard Martin Mull say it. It is also attributed to Steve Martin, Frank Zappa, and Laurie Anderson. Even Frank Lloyd Wright is supposed to have said it, but that seems Frank Lloyd Wrong, because, being an architect, he would have seen no contradiction in dancing about architecture. Willard Carroll was so enamored of the simile that the original title of Playing by Heart was going to be Dancing about Architecture. But Willard Carroll, the producer, wisely decided that it would be too clever, much to the chagrin of Willard Carroll, the writer, and also Willard Carroll, the director.Playing By Heart shows various couples, seemingly unrelated, but all in various stages and phases of love. Joan (played to perfection by a young Angelina Jolie) is the kind of woman who talks too loud on the phone, yelling the intimate details of her life even louder to be heard over the din of the L.A. nightclub she is in. Keenan (Ryan Phillippe) is a keen observer. He doesn't say much, but you can tell that he doesn't miss a thing. He sees right through Joan, but keeps his own cards close to the vest. But it seems like to an extrovert like Joan, Eau D'Indifference is the most irresistible cologne of all. As she tells her sister afterwards, once again talking too loud into her phone:------------------Joan: The lad doesn't say much and when he does, he finds just the right words to crush my soul. ==========================Angelina Jolie and Ryan Phillippe look like they would make a very cute couple, but here I have to say that they are both acting up a storm. Their good looks are like masks actors put on to portray characters. This film is pre-Oscar for Girl, Interrupted, and really shows great potential for Jolie. I would almost say that she is acting better here than in GI. Phillippe is an excellent foil for her. He is understated, while she chews up the scenery and spits it out. The more he holds back, the more you wonder: what is his deep dark secret?-------------------Joan: [to waitress] I'll have a vodka martini, very dry, straight up. three olives, and... my sullen friend here will have... Keenan: A Coke. Joan: The poster boy for designated drivers will have a *Coke.* ===================================Paul (Sean Connery) and Hannah (Gena Rowlands) are also going through a rough patch, but the month is December rather than May. They banter like an old married couple, because they are an old married couple. ------------------------------------Paul: Don't look at me with that tone of voice. ===========================================Paul corrects Hannah's grammar. At one point she says she wouldn't feel any different, and he says 'differently.' Remember that distinction, because there is a small though subtle pay off later, in what passes for a running gag among the chronically clever. A lot of Playing By Heart concerns how we show our love by paying attention to the minute details of what is said by our loved ones, even if we correct their grammar: ----------------------------Paul: You're overwrought. Hannah: I'm perfectly wrought. Given the circumstances, I'm even a little underwrought. Paul: There's no such word. Hannah: There is now. ==================================================The cleverest couple, and the character who lets her cleverness sabotage her happiness the most, would have to be Meredith (Gillian Anderson) and Trent (Jon Stewart). Meredith is, of course, if you have been paying attention, the play director. This is how her version of 'meet cute' plays out:---------------Trent: You know I'm not just asking you to dinner as a pre-emptive strike against litigation. I'm asking because... Meredith: I'll have dinner with you. Trent: What changed your mind? Meredith: Anyone who can say 'preemptive strike against litigation' with a straight face deserves a dinner companion. =============================Trent is a match for Meredith in the clever department, but at least he doesn't take himself or his own cleverness too seriously. Just as in Jon Stewart's real life gig, as the anchor of The Daily Show, Trent knows the importance of humor: -------------Meredith: Wow. Trent: Yeah I know, the flowers are a little much, but I'm late. But only because I had second thoughts about the flowers and threw them away halfway down the block. Then had third thoughts and went back and got them. =================================Sometimes though, in love and life, it is best to go with your first inspiration. The first thought, let alone the second or third. There is such a thing as over-thinking, Meredith. That is what Trent is trying to tell you, though he does it in a self-mocking way. I think he likes you.While Meredith and Keenan seem to resist falling in love and getting in a relationship with Trent and Joan, respectively, Gracie (Madeleine Stowe) and Roger (Anthony Edwards) just want a physical relationship without any emotional baggage. They are both married, but not to each other. Madeleine Stowe steals the show with her passionate performance. She, not the guy, is the one who pushes for the no strings set up. Anthony Edwards will be familiar to those who have seen ER in the early seasons, where he played a doctor. He is a different kind of professional here, but I wouldn't dream of spoiling the surprise by telling on him. By the way, there is a clever reference to the spoiler of all spoilers in this movie, so if you still don't know what Citizen Kane means when he says "Rosebud" you had better watch that one first.Another mystery is just who is Hugh (Dennis Quaid). He keeps turning up and telling people harrowing tales, and you really start to believe his sob stories, but the problem is he tells everyone a different story. If he is a con man, then what is he after? He never seems to get anything out of it. At one point he claims to be a TV exec in charge or ABC's Thursday Night Line-up. His wife is shacked up with the guy who is in charge of NBC's. Oh, the bitter irony, when he gets fired. The lawyer who is hearing his tale of woe is played by none other than Nastassja Kinski. But he passes up her offer of 'coffee.' What gives?-------------Hugh: I'm better at all these lies I've manufactured than I am at the ones I'm living. ===================== Another sub plot involves a mother and son. Paul (Jay Mohr), the son, is dying of AIDS, and is using his last days to finally get straight, so to speak, with his mother, Mildred (Ellen Burstyn). Meanwhile, the movie keeps cutting back and forth from Hugh, Mark and Mildred, and the different couples. Back to Trent and Meredith: ----------------------------Meredith: Well, That doesn't take long does it? Trent: What doesn't? Meredith: I mean, you turn a guy down a-and WHAM. he just metamorphoses into an anger ball. Trent: An 'Anger ball'? Meredith: See. ======================================By the time the third woman has thrown out an 'anger ball' epitaph at her man, like it was the phrase that pays in a radio contest, you begin to suspect something. Just who are these sisters talking to? Who are the sisters they are talking to? Is it all relative? Stay tuned.The final scene is where all the cleverness takes its toll. What kills it for me is the sound track. They are all at an event with live music, it is actually supposed to be the jazz band that Joan dug. The trumpet player is the guy who said the line about dancing about architecture. But the music is smooth jazz mixed with an orchestral score, all obviously dubbed in. Jonathan Demme in Rachel Getting Married used lots of musicians playing live. It was well integrated into the scene, the only thing you could complain about was perhaps they had too many musicians. It is so fake in Playing By Heart, and the whole effect is ruined. Another example of jazz music being used in a film, but in a good way, would be Mo' Better Blues. I'm not saying that the music in Playing By Heart was bad, just that in this scene, where everything was riding on its integrity, it was fake, not the music that the band was playing. They had Chris Botti writing some tunes and playing trumpet, and actually had two composers scoring the soundtrack -- one was scrapped for some reason. There were a couple of Chet Baker recordings used for some scenes. But in the final crucial scene, when all the chips were down, writer/director/producer Willard Carroll choked.Still, I am giving this 4 stars for all the clever dialogue, and the stellar cast who really delivered their lines as if they had thought them all up themselves. ---------------------------Meredith: I'll tell you what I don't want. I don't want all this calculated artificiality. This dress, these stupid little bows in my hair, they aren't me. I mean, look at you. You - you don't sit around your house in an Armani suit, do you? Trent: No. My house is black-tie. ====================================Smart People (2008) .... Dennis Quaid was Professor Lawrence Wetherhold Crash (Widescreen Edition) (2004) (as Ryan Phillipe) .... Ryan Phillippe was Officer Tom HansenGone in 60 Seconds (2000) .... Angelina Jolie was Sara 'Sway' Wayland Finding Forrester (2000) .... Sean Connery was William Forrester Girl, Interrupted (1999) .... Angelina Jolie was Lisa RoweCruel Intentions (1999) .... Ryan Phillippe was Sebastian Valmont Bad Girls (Extended Cut) (1994) .... Madeleine Stowe was Cody ZamoraPostcards from the Edge (1990) .... Dennis Quaid was Jack FaulknerWoman Under the Influence - Criterion Collection (1974) .... Gena Rowlands was Mabel Longhetti Goldfinger (1964) .... Sean Connery was James Bond----------------Keenan: That's the ugliest cat I've ever seen. Joan: She's an angel. Keenan: She only has one eye. Joan: Yeah, but it's her good one. =================================

Jonathan Kruger 2012-04-26 07:40:49

Missed the mark this time, but keep an eye on these guys

I have to say right off that despite the problems with the storyline, Ienjoyed this film. The production quality was great, the acting was veryabsorbing, and a lot of the dialogue was quite funny. A wonderful castingjob.I really enjoyed seeing Gillian Anderson giving some life and expression toher character. Maybe it's just that I'm so used to the fairly wooden FBIagent she portrays on The X-Files, but I was quite pleasantly surprised byher performance in what must have been a challenging role.Congratulations to Angelina Jolie for keeping her clothes on and allowing usto focus on her acting, since it's the best part of the film. I absolutelyloved the scenes where she quits drinking and when she hangs up the phone.Her reactions are such a pleasure to watch!Ryan Phillippe was a great counterpoint for Jolie's up-tempo character. Idon't think it would have hurt the film one bit if he had been sharingneedles with his girlfriend. I didn't like his character being portrayed asa complete victim. His focus on sobriety would have made more sensetoo.Jon Stewart is still struggling to define himself as anactor/comedian/whatever. He's talented and funny, I wish he'd stop tryingso hard.Dennis Quaid did a good job, but he might as well have been in an entirelydifferent film for all the relevance it had to the plot. Anthony Edwardsand Madeleine Stowe were utterly useless; that whole story line should havebeen dropped.Connery, Rowlands and Burstyn provided the solid performances one mightexpect from that lot. It's two bad Carroll couldn't have cut those last twostorylines and allowed them to provide a solid foundation to build up theJolie/Phillippe and Stewart/Anderson relationships.The scenes with a mother bonding with her dying son were moving, but does italways have to be AIDS? Gay people get cancer too. And sometimes evenpeople who aren't gay have trouble connecting with theirparents.Even though I disliked "Short Cuts" because the content was so vile, I dorespect it on the basis of artistic expression alone. I don't know howCarroll thought he was going to pull off so many storylines converging intosuch a tidy ending without seeming to pale in comparison.And I know that this is trivial, but could Sean Connery and Gena Rowlandspossibly have had three white kids that looked less like they are relatedthan those three women? Phillippe would have been much more believable astheir grandson than Jolie was as their daughter.Ok, it could have been better in a lot of ways. But they really didaccomplish a lot. First, it was upbeat without a sugary "Hollywood exmachina" ending--no small feat. It was emotionally moving without makingyou feel too used, unlike the work of some other directors (paging Mr.Spielberg?). Carroll had something to say, and although it's not the firstmovie ever to address love and difficult relationships, I think his heartwas in the right place, and I have to give credit for that.I believe that if they had addressed the plot issues this could have been anOscar-worthy film. I will certainly look forward to the forthcoming effortsof all those involved.

abacus24 2012-04-25 20:09:54

FastForwarding to some good moments

This film was made up of several mini-plots. Kind of reminded me of"Lantana" in some aspects. Anyway, there seemed to be something foreveryone in this little flick; the dying gay son, the jaded/disaffectedparty girl who meets Mr. Right, the seemingly happy/loving older couple,thecheating wife, etc. I used the power of my remote's fast forward buttontoget through the blase' parts. Occasionally I'd even catch some greatactingthat kept my interest(Jolie, Stewart, Connery, Anderson). Overallwatchable, as long as you can fastforward to the little plots that youmightlike.

Jolene 2012-04-25 06:03:46

WOW!

I really loved this movie. Especially Gillian Anderson and Jon Stewart. Thetoothpaste scene was my favorite part. This movie is about people, and thatis the plot. Some people don't get that. It was creatively done and it'sgreat how everyone fits together.I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoysromantic films, Gillian, Jon, Sean Connery or a just plain excellentmovie.

Michal 2012-04-24 23:07:36

AWESOME MOVIE !

Contains SPOILER!That movie is brilliant for me. I couldn't wait to have a chance to seeit.Yesterday i saw it in Polish TV. I am a big fan of Gillian Anderson andAngelina Jolie ... but that movie got a great cast. Since yesterday i sawthat movie 3 times. The role playing by Angelina was awesome ... i loveherstyle. She is so lonely and sweet ... mmmmmh. Sorry for my personalfeelings. The story was very god but i don't like the sad endings like adeath of those young boy. Anyway i really enjoy watching G.Anderson andA.Jolie ... some scenes was brilliant. I love the scene when Gilliancleaning teeths ... or when Ryan Phillippe was so quiet in the disco.Thereis a lot more great scenes but i don't want to be boring. Sorry for myenglish and i hope there is somebody who really like that movie asme.

2012-04-22 21:15:06

This is a wonderful analysis of real relationships.

Who could resist this movie? The cast has some of the most talented actors of this century. Sean Connery shows us his compasionate side, Gillian Anderson shows us her soft side, Angelina Jolie shows us why she will be the actress of the new millenium, and Jon Stewart shows us he can act. And they are just four out of the bunch! There were moments when I cried my eyes out, and there were moments that had me skipping through the isles. This movie was a wonderful emotional ride through the trials and tribulations of love. I would recommend that anyone who is scared of committing to a relationship, see this movie, it will make you change your mind in a heart-beat!

2012-04-22 16:38:28

EXQUISITE.

I don't often shower all the 5 stars in my reviews here at Amazon, but this precious film deserves 6!An amazing star cast, a theme that will have you guessing until the end how all the entertaining but diverse vignettes are connected, some very mature and intelligent humour, and above all some enchantingly memorable and sincere dialog about life, relationships, love. Mind you, none of the characters is in a simple straightforward predicament. Angelina Jolie especially pitches in an absolutely stunning performance, although everyone is convincing and memorable in their role. What a cleverly crafted movie. You know the satisfaction you feel when you've just had a complete meal, that's what I'll bet you'll feel. Highly recommended absorbing film, for *owning*, not just for seeing once. It's one of those.