Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson star in this love-triangle themed rom-com. Opens this Friday, May 6.
This article appears in May 3-9, 2011.
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Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson star in this love-triangle themed rom-com. Opens this Friday, May 6.
This article appears in May 3-9, 2011.
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I tried to fully grasp the reason why I enjoyed this film, because I did, but I shouldn’t have. I should have despised the characters and the storyline. I should have been hurt by the notion that a woman would betray her decades old friend for a man. A man has reached adulthood and is still too frightened and weak to make his own choices. The resolution is neat, tidy, way too clear cut and completely improbable. These factors should add up to me hating this film. But I didn’t. I quite enjoyed it. It took a little reflection for me to understand why I liked it, but I finally realized it was because it brought to mind the old 1940’s melodramas like Now,Voyager. Emotionally ridiculous, deus ex machina galore, it didn’t matter, they were still great fun. I’ve wondered what those movies would be like if they were made today, and now I know.