Rating: Not Rated
Movie Release Date: February 2, 2007
DVD Release Date: July 3, 2007
Plot 411: After her girlfriend breaks up with her, Allegra falls for a guy and a girl who are former lovers.
Review: This is a humorous look at today's dating game as the playing field keeps getting diverse and causing the rules to be completely obscure. Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser) is a little distraught after her girlfriend Samantha (Julianne Nicholson) breaks up with her. She sees the world as consisting of two types of people - those who follow their heads and those who follow their hearts. She has always made her head the priority and in the process grows afraid of revealing her feelings and trusting her heart. This behavior pushes her lovers away, yet she believes she was never meant to be alone. When she meets Philip (Justin Kirk) at a party and Grace (Gretchen Mol) at the movies she is instantly attracted to both of them. What starts out as a fun adventure to help take her mind off of Samantha quickly turns serious when she discovers that Philip and Grace are ex-lovers. This movie tackles hetero- and homosexual stereotypes as well as the conventions of love, marriage and commitment. It's too intellectual (with all its discussion of philosophy, feminism, post-modernism, opera, etc.) for a regular rom com, and I think this can be a barrier for mainstream audiences. The movie is fiesty and quirky, but somehow I don't relate with the characters. They come off as egocentric and neurotic despite their overly abundant intelligence and Reaser's attempt to be completely likable.
Movie Release Date: February 2, 2007
DVD Release Date: July 3, 2007
Plot 411: After her girlfriend breaks up with her, Allegra falls for a guy and a girl who are former lovers.
Review: This is a humorous look at today's dating game as the playing field keeps getting diverse and causing the rules to be completely obscure. Allegra (Elizabeth Reaser) is a little distraught after her girlfriend Samantha (Julianne Nicholson) breaks up with her. She sees the world as consisting of two types of people - those who follow their heads and those who follow their hearts. She has always made her head the priority and in the process grows afraid of revealing her feelings and trusting her heart. This behavior pushes her lovers away, yet she believes she was never meant to be alone. When she meets Philip (Justin Kirk) at a party and Grace (Gretchen Mol) at the movies she is instantly attracted to both of them. What starts out as a fun adventure to help take her mind off of Samantha quickly turns serious when she discovers that Philip and Grace are ex-lovers. This movie tackles hetero- and homosexual stereotypes as well as the conventions of love, marriage and commitment. It's too intellectual (with all its discussion of philosophy, feminism, post-modernism, opera, etc.) for a regular rom com, and I think this can be a barrier for mainstream audiences. The movie is fiesty and quirky, but somehow I don't relate with the characters. They come off as egocentric and neurotic despite their overly abundant intelligence and Reaser's attempt to be completely likable.
Watch It: For a great performance by Elizabeth Reaser. She somehow seems very similar to her Grey's Anatomy character in this movie.
Skip It: If you're looking for a good, independent romantic comedy.
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