Genre: Drama, Romance
Main Players: Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons
General Gist: A writer finds someone else's story and publishes it as if it's his own work.
Tiff's Take:
This movie had a really interesting concept. It was like a story within a story within a story. I should mention it was a little confusing too. Generally speaking I thought it was a decent movie. The story was good, the acting was good and the chemistry between the actors were good. But...I felt like there was information missing here and there. Or maybe just depth. I don't know. It just didn't have that emotional pull like I thought it would. It left me wanting a little more. And did I mention it was confusing? Unnecessarily so.
I thought Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana had great chemistry but Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde just didn't seem like a great fit.
So this one was sort of neutral for me. Not bad but definitely not great. Probably not worth going to the theater for this one.
This movie had a really interesting concept. It was like a story within a story within a story. I should mention it was a little confusing too. Generally speaking I thought it was a decent movie. The story was good, the acting was good and the chemistry between the actors were good. But...I felt like there was information missing here and there. Or maybe just depth. I don't know. It just didn't have that emotional pull like I thought it would. It left me wanting a little more. And did I mention it was confusing? Unnecessarily so.
I thought Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana had great chemistry but Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde just didn't seem like a great fit.
So this one was sort of neutral for me. Not bad but definitely not great. Probably not worth going to the theater for this one.
Tiff's Rate: Rent It
Deb's Take:
I really was expecting more from this movie. The previews were misleading to me. I expected a love story, intertwined with an authors challenging dilemma. Well, I suppose that is what it was about,..kind of. The movie was slow. I felt like I got lost in boredom at some points. I wasn't really buying the relationships and the plot was weak. I feel like the movie could have been good, but it was a story, about a story book, about a story...too many stories. (lol...side note, I didn't read Tiff's review, as I usually don't, before I wrote mine..sometimes our conversations is just too similar!!) The worse part was the ending. Nothing was wrapped up, nothing seemed to be resolved and all in all I was disappointed.
The actors did okay in their parts, but I think it's hard to act a poor movie sometimes. I also think the premise behind the movie could have been quite intriguing if written better. All in all I expected more and got less. I actually don't have a whole lot to say because I just really didn't like it.
Deb's Rate: Don't Bother...read a good book instead!
Preview: "Won't Back Down" is on the docket this week.
Deb's Take:
I really was expecting more from this movie. The previews were misleading to me. I expected a love story, intertwined with an authors challenging dilemma. Well, I suppose that is what it was about,..kind of. The movie was slow. I felt like I got lost in boredom at some points. I wasn't really buying the relationships and the plot was weak. I feel like the movie could have been good, but it was a story, about a story book, about a story...too many stories. (lol...side note, I didn't read Tiff's review, as I usually don't, before I wrote mine..sometimes our conversations is just too similar!!) The worse part was the ending. Nothing was wrapped up, nothing seemed to be resolved and all in all I was disappointed.
The actors did okay in their parts, but I think it's hard to act a poor movie sometimes. I also think the premise behind the movie could have been quite intriguing if written better. All in all I expected more and got less. I actually don't have a whole lot to say because I just really didn't like it.
Deb's Rate: Don't Bother...read a good book instead!
Preview: "Won't Back Down" is on the docket this week.
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