Has a movie ever left you with a dismal feeling? That’s never happened to me in the way it did last week. The main actor and actress have “good reputations.” The movie came out in 2006, and no one I know had seen it, so I took a chance. From the onset the movie depressed me. I couldn’t detect any chemistry among any of the characters. It seems that the two main ones were unhappy with their spouses, and didn’t seem particularly happy with each other. No sparks flying anywhere, just one dreary situation after another. One big blah of a movie. Thinking it would somehow redeem itself, I waited and watched for it to get better. It didn’t happen. To sum it up briefly, the acting was listless, the lighting dreary, the story line weak, and it sneakily dissipated my energy. Turning off that movie was such a relief. I think the purpose of it was to make a profit and not to entertain. If that’s so, it succeeded. I won’t mention the name of the movie; why spoil it for someone who thinks it’s good, but just be on the lookout. Watching this kind of a movie is similar to watching a comedian whose timing is off -painful-and, when we see a good one we’re better able to appreciate all that goes into making it so.
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