The Romantics
Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom share a passionate history, and the bride isn’t the only one who’s wondering if it’s all in the past.
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- Cast:
- Katie Holmes , Anna Paquin , Josh Duhamel , Dianna Agron , Adam Brody , Malin Åkerman , Elijah Wood
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Powerful
Beautiful, moving film.
Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
This movie sucked. I'm sorry. I rarely ever use that word, and I hate when other people use it in speech or written form.The premise was of course a cliché. Think of The Big Chill, Return of The Secaucus Seven, Indian Summer, and on and on, ad infinitum. Shallow ex-college pals reunite for some life milestone event (i.e. a funeral, a wedding, etc.), reminisce about the past as if their college friendship period was so unique, rehash old relationships, and open old wounds. Been there, done that.Nevertheless, the physical setting was quite appealing. (Some calm bay part of Long Island, New York.) Two scenes between the primary protagonists were scripted and performed adequately enough to save this film from total obscurity.Both of those scenes involved Josh Duhamel. He may not have enormous range, but I like the guy. He's honest and refreshing in his roles. You don't expect the tall jock guys to be vulnerable or romantic.The main point that this film conveys, is that love is complicated. We don't necessarily fall in love with those who are best for us. Love has a mind of its' own.Avoid this one like the plague, unless, you have a lot of patience, and you like these particular actors a lot.
This film is about seven friends' relationships. Actually I watched it for Josh Duhannel but I was bored while watching. I mean, I do not like really also people who watch it, wonders the end of the film. I do not think that everybody like this film and I do not know the reason. Actors and actress are very good but scenario is simple. So film is continuing slowly. The event of the film is unbelievable the challenge between two friends. These friends are jealousy towards each other. In fact, other friends namely except three friends are closing very much. This situation is weird. When a person asks me 'do you like this film?', I answer that this film is neither good nor bad. I did not understand the end of the film and it is nonsense. Nevertheless, the romantics can watch. The best thing in this film is musics, it is quite fine. As well, after watching, I'm very fond of this song 'The bird and The bee'. I suggest this song, at the same time this film mentions about strange relationships between friends. Namely everybody might watch it in free time and a person who does not watch it, does not lose anything.
This film could have been so good, but turns into an irritating piece of shrieking alcohol-fuelled nonsense. You do feel that such people should hold no position of responsibility in their lives if this is the way they behave at parties. At times the level of suspension of disbelief would have required a professional hypnotist. As for Elijah, he played the hapless, on the fringe, Frodoesque character that he does so well - and so endlessly. It does make you feel that if the hobbit had finally made it into human society this would have been the only social outcome where the ladies were concerned. Save it for a really rainy day when the only alternative is "Titanic 2".
This is a slow slow slow movie. The whole history is just 2 days in the lives of the main characters, i felt like Katie Holmes was not good enough to make the audience empathize for her, tho Anna Paquin was really good, Josh Duhamel fails to deliver, but above all, the plot is just lame. The other characters were just OK, Malin Akerman does good, and Adrien Brody seems to be stuck in the O.C days. Besides all this, this movie takes moral issues -like the maid of honor sleeping with the groom- so lightly! like it was something everyone does, the director tries hard to get the audience involved with the movie, but it really fails, as the plot fails and as most of the actors. And the "resolution" of the end....don't even get me started...... it ends with both main characters staring at each other with the silliest smile. No answers, nope, just that. Maybe the did get married, who knows? this is no Christopher Nolan "figure it out by yourself" ending, is just plain wrong and bad. And lame. There.