ufoclub said:

rdhull said:

It didnt, I do. Well it did the first 15-20 min as I said.

Even at the end, the way the competition event was cut, the way stories were wrapping, and he ran and caught up with her, without complication, got right into it, and then at the very end it's accelerated with every character talking in the house and them already cuddled on the chair. The entire projection of character intros, arcs, and conclusions, all the details were presented without a pause all the way to the character conclusions. People have noticed this, especially people sensitive to the manner in which a movie presents it's ideas and moments through those choices that color the energy of it.

rdhull said:

halfway through it became a standard mediocre rom-com. That ruined it for me. And baffled me with all the accolades it recieived.

Stymie said:

How Bradley Coopers character fell in love with someone as manipulative as Jennifer whateverhername is, is beyond me.

Yeah, really.

rdhull said:

Stymie said:

Wrong movie. I agree with RD's assessment of it. How Bradley Coopers character fell in love with someone as manipulative as Jennifer whateverhername is, is beyond me. [Edited 3/17/13 9:06am]

..and it all hangs on a ..big dance off

Tell me about it.

rdhull said:

have you seen that Lilly Tomlin/Russel blowout from Huckabees?

cborgman said:

his fistfight with clooney is legendary.

Googlin'...!

thekidsgirl said:

To me, it was more entertaining that most run of the mill romantic comedies I have seen. I liked that the characters were all flawed and that their interactions reflected that.

I agree that it was a cut above the standard rom-com. There was just a lot of stuff in there that I didn't feel rang true (and some plot contrivances that bordered on the ridiculous, IMHO).

Ace said:

rdhull said:

halfway through it became a standard mediocre rom-com. That ruined it for me. And baffled me with all the accolades it recieived.

I don't get the accolades either.

Ace said:

cborgman said:

his fistfight with clooney is legendary.

Googlin'...!

That David O. sure does seem a little high-strung.