Hey Cry,
We all have our own opinions, and that is just fine. I gave it an 8, but I would have made it 8 1/2 if I could. Looking at the history of your posts, it would seem you dislike almost everything about which you write in your posts.
This "sappy" film, as you suggest it is, was a breath of fresh air for me. Off hand, I do not remember any gratuitous bad language, sex scenes, or violence. Imagine that! No garbage but it still managed to hold my attention and make me care about the characters in the story. I have always liked to be told a good story, and this was one.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
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cryconscry
9 years ago
Our own life experiences and preferences mold our opinions of films. For me, a film must genuinely move me on some level, and admittedly, as I get older that bar has been raised higher and higher. I judge a film based upon many elements, but won't hold "bad language, sex scenes, or violence" against a film if these things are done in a way that adds to the story or characterizations. In my mind, reducing all of these elements to "garbage" is close-minded and comes from a moralizing perspective with regard to film and art, and is basically censorship. But that's my mind and we all have our own and lives to lead. For me, the story wasn't a good one because it wasn't genuine to my mind, nor were the characters realistic. This combination culminated in the worst thing that one can say about a film - it was boring.
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