Saturday, February 16, 2008

Definitely, Maybe Review





I just saw Definitely, Maybe tonight. I'd see the previews and thought it looked kind of weak. It wasn't surprisingly. It was sweet and amusing. Not a straight out comedy, not a drama...life i guess you call it. Ryan Reynolds star of silly, crude comedies, but a funny actor none the less stars as Will Hayes. The father of Maya, played by the adorable Abigail Breslin, he and his wife are getting divorced. Maya asks to hear the story of how her parents met and what ensues is a fun trip through the 90's and a glimpse of the loves of this man's life. There is Emily, played by Elizabthe Banks, who is Will's college sweetheart who he leaves behind to go to New York and work on the Clinton campaign. In New York, he meets Summer, played by the divine Rachel Weisz, who knew Emily and who now goes out with her professor, Kevin Kline. He also meets April played by Isla Fisher who works at the campagin office too. She doesn't support CLinton though, she jsut needs the money. We see him interact with all these women. The scenes with Summer and Will, and Will and April are the best. The parts about the Clinton campaign and the 90's are great too. The huge cellphones and the internet!! The cast is superb. This is not your typical romantic comedy which is fortuante. Don't get me wrong, there are very few formulaic romantic comedies I don't like it. They get me some how. They give me hope and joy and montages. This was different. I loved the ending it's sweet. Weisz is good at playing the sexy woman. Reynolds has a great face and his performance is very untobtrusive and his lvoe for maya is clear. Fisher is the real delight. She is a amusing and sad and beautiful. The scene in the jewelry store between her and REynolds is heartbreaking. She is one to watch. You like her character the most out of all the women the whole movie, she's the one who's there through it all. A good, believable night at the movies. 2.5 stars out of 4.



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