Rating of
1.5/4
The grass is always greener..
theCriticalMarisa - wrote on 03/20/12
For me this movie sort of just.. was. It's a romantic comedy that isn't really comedic or romantic. It's just a story. It has a moral, so I'll call it a fable.
The concept is interesting and my favorite parts were definitely the scenes with all the famous people from the 1920's. The actual plot was stale, in my opinion. How many times can the whole "the grass is greener, or is it?" theme be done? This movie takes said stale plot, adds some beautiful imagery and more mainstream actors than you can imagine (maybe that's what took away from the movie; every 2 minutes I was going "oh, look!" i.e., "oh, look, Loki!" or "oh, look the Pianist!"). And while I was thrilled to see these people and they gave great, although brief, performances, the shiny things didn't distract me from use-by date.
I'd watch it again if I just skipped to the 1920's scenes and forgot about the rest of the story. I'll give it credit for the performances and visual appeal, but this movie just didn't do it for me.
