Rating of
1.5/4
Kathy Bates saves the show yet again
Nerva - wrote on 01/20/11
Decent concept here actually. The one hold up in this movie that I could not get past was I couldn't see a single reason why he was with her in the first place. While I really did enjoy the flash backs to when they met and while they were dating I didn't see a single thing that would make her the slightest bit interesting or worthy a trans continental love affair. One scene in particular when they first met Hillary Swank was so contrived and put together I just had to roll my eyes at it and it sucked me out of the reality and any emotion in the movie what so ever. Hillary Swank can do dark drama, it seems anything light hearted is far beyond her grasp. She completely lost this roll. In a movie that should have been full of emotion it fell terribly short. I blame the lack of connection between the two people who are supposedly in love, though I don't think it's Gerard Butlers fault. Kathy Bates was fantastic as usual and completely stole the scene in the one scene that actually made this movie worth while which I cannot write here for the spoiler factor. This movie proves one thing to me and that is Kathy Bates is one of the most underrated actors of this generation, she steals any scene she's in regardless how small the part. As an audience Kathy has the ability to actually make you feel what she is feeling, see things through the eyes of whatever character she is portraying and sucker you into the emotion of a movie that would otherwise be bland without her presence.
