Not inspiring, but who cares.
Alot of fun, and that is the most important part.
A rom-com it is, but if you're not used to British romantic sensibilities, then be warned. The ones that cross the pond tend to be a bit more complex and interlaced with touchy subjects that a Hollywood romance would not touch with a Winston 9' GVX 8-weight rod, I mean pole.
This one is no exception. In the vast canon of both successes and failures, this film stands proudly next to Girl in the Cafe (2005), a film that still gives me shivers because of its brilliance, and The Truth About Love (2005), who boasts a different sort of shudder (Jennifer Love Hewitt's balmy British accent).
The only forced thing here, and this is truly the sad part, is the one thing that made Girl in the Cafe (2005) great; politics. And it's not really the politics itself, that was seamlessly woven in, but really juts out and hurts, is the execution of the extremism that it's trying to make a point about. And that weakens it.
That apart, and it's truly a very small fraction, almost infinitesimal, the film is perfect to its core, through and through.
It is very well shot, with methodical camera movements, that make me oh so jealous and envious, and ever so desiring for a shot at aiming for what they have managed to attain here.
The script is exceptional. Very subtly funny and cleverly written to boot.
It is, above all else, a classic sort of perfectly poised film, where you forget that these mega-stars are not these rich characters, even when you are slapped in the face with these two very recognizable actors, illuminated at their best.
Although not as perfect as Closer (2004) or as immaculately twisted as Cabaret (1972); it is still worth the watch, even if you can guess where it's going a million miles away.
Catch this film even if it's impossible to film (trust me, it was). It is beautiful and effervescent and irrevocably beautiful in all aspects cinematic.
addendum:
And now I'm pandering to my wife's people...the picture of the Cadis Fly is anything but. Continue.
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