Thursday, July 26, 2007

"A lot like love" -- a review

Ramya had added this movie a while ago and finally the movie got its turn in the queue.

The premise of the movie is about two 20-somethings Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) who keep running into each other over the years, everytime having a good deal of fun but never really getting around to express their feelings for one another. They go through their phases of life of breaking out of adoloscence, struggling in relationships, building a career ... basically living life. But, everytime they meet each other, the movie turns into a riot where each one keeps getting back at the other with something funny to say or do that has you in peals of laughter. Of course, predictably enough, they come together at the end of the movie :-)

The movie has delightful performances by Kutcher and Peet with both putting in a natural effort and excelling in the same. The movie is never a pain on the viewer's patience and has lots of laugh-a-lot moments :-) Kal-penn has a short but energy filled role. Rest of the cast has done a fine job.

The locations of the movie, which are mostly urban have been picked tastefully. What's especially awesome is the house where Emily lives. The beautiful courtyard makes the house look so elegant.

The movie is overall fast paced, though I felt that the last 10 minutes could have used better editing.

Nevertheless, I'd rate the movie as an excellent watch.

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