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Set in Boston, the film centers around Erin, a night-shift nurse who has been dumped by her activist boyfriend and has since become cranky, cynical and monastic. Erin's overbearing mother is determine...( read more 
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MCT:May 7, 2008I did not really care for this one.
I'm a big fan of a lot of what Brad Anderson does... his films are always unique, well written, and intricate. This one, however, didn't have much more depth than a sitcom - just your typical by-the-numbers Hollywood love story.
This follows a similar format to a film like Sleepless in Seattle where the two protagonists don't meet until the end of the film. Sleepless in Seattle did that very succesfully, but this movie just came off as directionless. Like it was a prelude to the relationship that we might have some hope in caring for, but how they got to that point is completely uninteresting and irrelevant. Erin and Alan both had fairly uninteresting lives, with horribly unconvincing "relationships" near the last half of the movie that really anchored the film down even further. It's the most predictable story in the world, and we didn't once thing that these characters would stick around at all.
Hope Davis did a good job here, but I didn't particularly like her character. I could relate to her in many ways - however, it was completely taken to the extreme in that she came off as incredibly pretentious and rude. In fact, I didn't necessarily find her likable in the least bit. Alan's character was a bit more likable... but, Alan Gelfant was horribly cast as he always seemed out of place and didn't have the look of that "likable, average guy". Tom Hanks was perfect for that kind of role, but Gelfant looks like he should be a cowboy shooting up some baddies in a western.
Despite how stale this all was, there is some really entertaining stuff here and there. Although they were a bit cheesy, I did like the scenes where Erin was met with all of the "suitors" who had contacted her via the newspaper ad. Those scenes certainly showed the quirkiness that i'd expect from Brad Anderson (see: Happy Accidents).
You can't necessarily say anything was wrong with this particular film - but the problem was everything is too right. It's all so formulaic and uninteresting. I'd find myself daydreaming every now and then, and i'd have no problem getting caught up as i'd seen the film a thousand times. Skip this. -
MCT:November 11, 2007
This movie is alright. Hope Davis does a good job but the story didn't really stand out for me. The male lead wasn't very interesting.
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MCT:September 10, 2007
Serendipitous romance; as much as fate was denied, it came into play. What was meant to be will be, and happily for us, girl met boy, finally, after several near misses, and we can predict true happiness. A feel good movie.
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MCT:July 17, 2007Did you ever hear that old adage, "Love always finds you when you aren't looking for it" or "You can't find love...it finds you."? Here you have it. A woman is caught between her feelings of contentment with being alone and some nagging need inside her that tells her she needs love and to be loved. There is even a dialogue between Erin (The main character played by Hope Davis...who is marvelous) and a colleague where her colleague turns to her and says, "Don't you just hate men?" and Erin turns back and says "No, I wish I did. It would make life a hell of a lot easier." While a series of missed meetings with someone who is apparently her soulmate play in the background she goes on various "dates" to find a suitable suitor. She is a hard match up. She is incredibly intelligent, strong-willed, beautiful, and most of all, fighting the need that she feels to be in love and loved in kind. Enter Alan, the aspiring Marine Biologist, but practicing plumber...who is always just out of reach in our seemingly small world. There are a few loose ends (probably better left untied) and a few performances that were lacking otherwise I might have given this movie 5 stars...I really did enjoy it that much. If you are looking for a love story/comedy wrapped in in anti-love story focused on a very strong female lead with some biting and witty dialogue, but is in no way a "chick flick"...this is your movie. Enjoy
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MCT:February 26, 2007
The movie has it's moments, but Hope Davis's character is miserable throughout the entire movie and honestly, by the end, you don't really care if she ever does get happy.
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MCT:August 14, 2006
No es necesario tener a tus protagonistas en el mismo lugar.
Digo, tampoco voy a hablar de Sleepless in Seattle, pero NSW viene a retomar el tema destino/coincidencias que tanto me gusta. Soy ferviente creyente en que el mundo se rige en coincidencias y que todo pasa por algo, por ende, NSW tiene que aparecer en mi lista.
Dos personas desconocidas, viviendo su vida normal y siguiendo sus caminos habituales, uno podría pensar que están destinados a ser el uno para el otro, pero, ¿se conocerán algún día?
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