Henry Cole (Patrick Stewart) is a concert pianist struggling with some internal issues. New Yorker writer Helen Morrison (Katie Holmes) wants to do a story on him. Paul (Giancarlo Esposito) is his manager.
This is a slow melodrama. It starts out as a character-with-issues story. I would be fine with that. I would be fine if Helen is somehow a figment of his imagination. All possibilities are on the table. It turns into an awkward May-to-December romance without any real heat. The car accident is too cute by half. It's trying to visually artistic when it needs to be visceral. The movie is trying to be classical music. The main drawback is the slightness of the romance. The only romance is playing the piano together and I only really got a sense of a boy scout guiding an elderly woman across the street. Their kissing is awkward as heck. I would get a different actress to play the part. Katie Holmes may be 40 at this point but she still seems like a kid. He's ready for the old age home. I do not see the romantic chemistry.
This is a slow melodrama. It starts out as a character-with-issues story. I would be fine with that. I would be fine if Helen is somehow a figment of his imagination. All possibilities are on the table. It turns into an awkward May-to-December romance without any real heat. The car accident is too cute by half. It's trying to visually artistic when it needs to be visceral. The movie is trying to be classical music. The main drawback is the slightness of the romance. The only romance is playing the piano together and I only really got a sense of a boy scout guiding an elderly woman across the street. Their kissing is awkward as heck. I would get a different actress to play the part. Katie Holmes may be 40 at this point but she still seems like a kid. He's ready for the old age home. I do not see the romantic chemistry.