There is a lot of confusion in the reviews here. Granted, it's not entirely unwarranted, as the film is something other than what it is promoted as. However, if you are going to write or read a review, you may as well be accurate.
The story is real. The characters are real. The part that I and others feel is underhanded is that the whole thing is a recreation/dramatization, which is not revealed until the final few minutes.
Throughout the entire course of the film, we are led to believe that Jan and Zoe are a magnificent couple who are planning to get married in about a year, but first they want to do some sexual exploring. So they agree on some rules and enter into an open relationship arrangement.
Along the way, Jan realizes (or admits) that he is bisexual, so that also plays in. Jan meets a lady he falls for. Zoe meets a guy she super falls for. Then things get complicated. Jealousy arises and tension builds.
By the end, they are within a couple months of their wedding, but Zoe suddenly bails on Jan to go with her boyfriend fully. That's when Jan confesses that, while this stuff did happen between him and his fiancée, the girl playing Zoe was an actress.
Yeah, it does feel disappointing for the fact that they broke up, but also a backhanded slap since they did not admit those aspects until you'd already invested an hour and a half.
5 stars... including 1 star because it's set in New Zealand and 1 star because the chick who plays Zoe is super hot. :)
The story is real. The characters are real. The part that I and others feel is underhanded is that the whole thing is a recreation/dramatization, which is not revealed until the final few minutes.
Throughout the entire course of the film, we are led to believe that Jan and Zoe are a magnificent couple who are planning to get married in about a year, but first they want to do some sexual exploring. So they agree on some rules and enter into an open relationship arrangement.
Along the way, Jan realizes (or admits) that he is bisexual, so that also plays in. Jan meets a lady he falls for. Zoe meets a guy she super falls for. Then things get complicated. Jealousy arises and tension builds.
By the end, they are within a couple months of their wedding, but Zoe suddenly bails on Jan to go with her boyfriend fully. That's when Jan confesses that, while this stuff did happen between him and his fiancée, the girl playing Zoe was an actress.
Yeah, it does feel disappointing for the fact that they broke up, but also a backhanded slap since they did not admit those aspects until you'd already invested an hour and a half.
5 stars... including 1 star because it's set in New Zealand and 1 star because the chick who plays Zoe is super hot. :)