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It's no wonder divorce is so common....

posted 10 years ago by jmim-1
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... when you consider what people today believe about love. This movie is as insipid a treatise on love/romance as I have ever seen. There is not one single thing in this movie that has any redeeming value as far as love or romance is concerned. It is nothing more than a silly fairy tale with no imagination or insight whatsoever. These two morons have no idea what they want out of life or love, they have no sense of commitment or fidelity, they callously disregard the feelings of others in their impetuous frolicking, and virtually every character and situation is completely unrealistic and irrelevant to real life. Skip this one, folks, go watch Return to Me or Must Love Dogs if you want a romance with heart, mind, and soul.

[–] killampeter 10 years ago

I agree. I watched snickering along as I imagined all of the women out there that are blindly living a fantasy that will never come true.
How women got this way I will never know.
The best line in the movie is when Bridget Monahan is staring blissfully into John Cusack's eyes and says "Say something romantic to me" as some low life junkie demanding a hypnotic drug to seep into her veins.
I don't feel sorry for divorced women who demanded some fairy tale thus are lonely and wondering why they are so alone.

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[–] PenguinCat 10 years ago

I don't feel sorry for divorced women who demanded some fairy tale thus are lonely and wondering why they are so alone.

Is this a common thing in your circle of the world? Where I come from we know there are no fairy tales. Heck, I expect nothing so any good I find in my marriage is incredible.

[–] FridayOnElmStreet 10 years ago

I fully agree. This was a shallow, heartless film.

[–] gw2g 10 years ago

What is wrong with idealized love? No, life is not that easy. That is why this is fiction. Sounds like there are few people here who are miserable in their own lives to judge a fantasy fiction piece. Who wouldn't want that kind of cosmic connection? Life is not that simply or convenient. But it's nice imagine. And movies are entirely about imagination.

[–] Osova 10 years ago

It is nothing more than a silly fairy tale

And? That's the point. It's escapism and fantasy; it's not meant to be realistic. I think you're taking this film too seriously.

Must Love Dogs is a great romcom though, I agree.

[–] chris-4114 10 years ago

Considering neither of them were serious with their significant others at the beginning, I'd say it was a good hint that maybe their marriage to each other might actually last. Had they stayed with their other partners and married, we'd see a divorce with both. So your analogy makes no sense.

And it is obvious that they did not know what they wanted out of life or love until they met one another. Have you never been in a relationship and broken up with someone you know is not "the one?" Or do you just string people along waiting for them to break up with you? I believe it is what we normal people call "dating" and when it doesn't work, we don't marry the person.