Rating: R
Movie Release Date: April 20, 2008
DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009
Plot 411: A freelance suicide note writer falls in love with his client's sister.
Review: Evan (Wes Bentley) is a struggling writer who falls into and capitalizes upon writing other people's suicide notes. Strangely enough, he is really good at what he does. He creates a whole system to facilitate this process and even markets his talents on a website. While attending one of his client's funerals (to get writing tips out of the sermon), he interacts with his client's sister. Being quite introverted and awkward, Evan is intrigued with Charlotte (Winona Ryder). They soon develop a relationship, but Evan continues to hide his real job. Evan is also learning new things from his client Abel (Ray Romano), a symphony conductor who has let an early failure ruin his life. The movie is not quite a drama, not quite a black comedy and not quite a romantic comedy. It's a mix of the three. I think the concept of a suicide note writer is pretty fascinating, but the movie could've done so much more with it had it been done in a lighter tone. Overall, this was a dark comedy that had more drama than laughs. Bentley was perfect for this role. He's almost as creepy as he was in P2 but still has a bit of awkwardness that makes him endearing.
Watch It: For an interesting but underdeveloped plot.
Skip It: And write your own script with the basic plotline instead. How cool would that be?
Movie Release Date: April 20, 2008
DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009
Plot 411: A freelance suicide note writer falls in love with his client's sister.
Review: Evan (Wes Bentley) is a struggling writer who falls into and capitalizes upon writing other people's suicide notes. Strangely enough, he is really good at what he does. He creates a whole system to facilitate this process and even markets his talents on a website. While attending one of his client's funerals (to get writing tips out of the sermon), he interacts with his client's sister. Being quite introverted and awkward, Evan is intrigued with Charlotte (Winona Ryder). They soon develop a relationship, but Evan continues to hide his real job. Evan is also learning new things from his client Abel (Ray Romano), a symphony conductor who has let an early failure ruin his life. The movie is not quite a drama, not quite a black comedy and not quite a romantic comedy. It's a mix of the three. I think the concept of a suicide note writer is pretty fascinating, but the movie could've done so much more with it had it been done in a lighter tone. Overall, this was a dark comedy that had more drama than laughs. Bentley was perfect for this role. He's almost as creepy as he was in P2 but still has a bit of awkwardness that makes him endearing.
Watch It: For an interesting but underdeveloped plot.
Skip It: And write your own script with the basic plotline instead. How cool would that be?
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