Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Somethings Gotta Give

eight point five out of ten

Sometimes its the movies you don't expect to even remotely like that you really end up loving. I'm a huge fan of the rare art of dialogue driven, character focused movies. Amanda Peet's character is dating a much older man who she brings to her mother's summer home. But mom was coming the same weekend. He winds up in the hospital due to stress and Amanda's mom winds up caring for him. What happens next you can probably imagine but the great thing about this movie is that because it is character/dialogue driven you are wrapped up in what they say and how their relationship progresses. It's a beautiful touching love story of an older couple finding a meaningful connection. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will probably watch it again.