A bit of a slow starter, didn't really pick up steam until about 35-40 minutes. It's consistently good after that.. 7.2 stars.
The male lead (Ecker) is a whiner about the one that got away years ago. It's humorous how his whole identity revolves around it, and obvious his ego is still wounded. I was able to relate, and so that's why I really like his character.
And of course the lost love was Merrit Patterson's character, and what a cool down-to-earth sweetheart she is. Her rendition reminds me of women I've encountered in my youth, so very frustrated, yet tolerant of the witless behavior we "manly" men exhibit. And her patience endures as he clumsily gathers any scraps of masculinity that remain. A large part of the confusion is all the mixed signals, but understandable under the circumstances of what happened in the past. But is it too late to try again?
I felt the message was visceral, and the writer(s), maybe by coincidence, displayed for us a facet of reality that most men are all too familiar with. We are the barrier to our own success in relationships, careers, and love.
Most romance movies fail to provide the balanced perspective necessary to navigate love successfully. This film came closer than most in providing one important lesson: second chances come only to those who take chances. Well, maybe not, but it sounds cool.
The male lead (Ecker) is a whiner about the one that got away years ago. It's humorous how his whole identity revolves around it, and obvious his ego is still wounded. I was able to relate, and so that's why I really like his character.
And of course the lost love was Merrit Patterson's character, and what a cool down-to-earth sweetheart she is. Her rendition reminds me of women I've encountered in my youth, so very frustrated, yet tolerant of the witless behavior we "manly" men exhibit. And her patience endures as he clumsily gathers any scraps of masculinity that remain. A large part of the confusion is all the mixed signals, but understandable under the circumstances of what happened in the past. But is it too late to try again?
I felt the message was visceral, and the writer(s), maybe by coincidence, displayed for us a facet of reality that most men are all too familiar with. We are the barrier to our own success in relationships, careers, and love.
Most romance movies fail to provide the balanced perspective necessary to navigate love successfully. This film came closer than most in providing one important lesson: second chances come only to those who take chances. Well, maybe not, but it sounds cool.