Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls
Category: Drama, Romance
Another movie about second chances? Do you think you've seen this before in movies like 'Groundhog Day'? Ready to dismiss this as a failed Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicle? If so, don't read on because if there is one thing I can't do, I can't convert the jaded.
First off, this is not a easy movie to find. Not the opposite of "an easy movie to watch". I mean this literally. If you've seen it, most likely it's on DVD. A Korean DVD. But true fans will find it and it's worth the hunt.
Like it says above, this movie is about romance. Ian, a corporate ladder-climbing Englishman is living with his American girlfriend. She studying music in London, finds him attractive and falls in love. He, however, is past the love-dovey stage too quickly and is settling into a routine, putting her in a special place in his life but not necessarily the center. She loves him regardless because she simply does. He plods on with life, taking her for granted. Until, of course, he finds himself without her. Then a magical second chance is offered. He decides to take it and try to fix his relationship with her. But is it really the relationship that needs fixing?
Rather than focusing on the second chance as a gimmick, the 'previous day' is quickly dismissed as a dream. Then the movie shows it's true colors. There are surprises and nothing goes along as expected because the events in the 'dream' don't happen the same way in real life. It confuses Ian, but he has already come to the realization of how much she really loves him. He find that although he wants to love her back the same way, he first has change, to go to a different place, a place where he can love her back in the same way, the same intensity. Because only then he will be ready to make the decision to stay or to go on and realize how that decision will mean for her.
This movie is a romantic movie through and through. Make no mistake about it. It enjoyable as an escape on rainy afternoon. It is however, not without problems. Were these problems so bad that it sunk the film before it could have a release? Watch it yourself
and tell me.
First, there is the timeline. It is really screwed up. Judging by what happens on the Second Day, it would be nearly impossible to do the things they do and still keep the 7 o'clock concert appointment. Consistency is also a problem. Ian shifts too much emotionally from one scene to the next. He is cold in once scene and suddenly all romantic in the next. Finally, the ending concert, which is just a showcase for Ms Hewitt's musical career. We get the whole bursting into song concept but her singing at the concert is just too contrived especially when her studies is about a musical instrument. The smaller setting where she sang later on in the movie was better. It's done that way just because Jennifer wrote two songs for the movie. She should have just sung one in the movie and the other over the credits.
However, despite all this, this is squarely a chick flick and this is like a chick-flick extreme. Which means the ladies will love it.
I liked it. But only just.
Category: Drama, Romance
Another movie about second chances? Do you think you've seen this before in movies like 'Groundhog Day'? Ready to dismiss this as a failed Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicle? If so, don't read on because if there is one thing I can't do, I can't convert the jaded.
First off, this is not a easy movie to find. Not the opposite of "an easy movie to watch". I mean this literally. If you've seen it, most likely it's on DVD. A Korean DVD. But true fans will find it and it's worth the hunt.
Like it says above, this movie is about romance. Ian, a corporate ladder-climbing Englishman is living with his American girlfriend. She studying music in London, finds him attractive and falls in love. He, however, is past the love-dovey stage too quickly and is settling into a routine, putting her in a special place in his life but not necessarily the center. She loves him regardless because she simply does. He plods on with life, taking her for granted. Until, of course, he finds himself without her. Then a magical second chance is offered. He decides to take it and try to fix his relationship with her. But is it really the relationship that needs fixing?
and tell me.First, there is the timeline. It is really screwed up. Judging by what happens on the Second Day, it would be nearly impossible to do the things they do and still keep the 7 o'clock concert appointment. Consistency is also a problem. Ian shifts too much emotionally from one scene to the next. He is cold in once scene and suddenly all romantic in the next. Finally, the ending concert, which is just a showcase for Ms Hewitt's musical career. We get the whole bursting into song concept but her singing at the concert is just too contrived especially when her studies is about a musical instrument. The smaller setting where she sang later on in the movie was better. It's done that way just because Jennifer wrote two songs for the movie. She should have just sung one in the movie and the other over the credits.
However, despite all this, this is squarely a chick flick and this is like a chick-flick extreme. Which means the ladies will love it.
I liked it. But only just.
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