Last night the girls and I went to see
Catch & Release, the new romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner, who (whom??) I have loved since
ALIAS, my favorite show of all time. I think I went to see it more for her than the movie itself, because its trailer kind of makes it look like a generic, mediocre, "eh, I'll just catch this on DVD" kind of movie. Which actually, is just my kind of movie (I don't have very high standards, I guess) so never mind.
This isn't your typical boy-meets-girl, boy-and-girl-fall-in-love, boy-and-girl-encounter-conflict, and boy-and-girl-live-happily-ever-after type of romantic comedy. Jennifer Garner plays Gray, a woman who has just lost her fiancee and is attending his funeral on the day they were supposed to be married. Through the course of the movie, she discovers huge and disturbing things about him that she never knew while he was alive, and ultimately ends up discovering things about herself because of it. Of course, there's a good amount of romance involved, as she strikes up a relationship with her dead fiancee's friend Fritz (played by Timothy Olyphant, who looks like Josh Duhamel).
I can't say that a lot of the movie isn't predictable, because it is. But it's not bogged down by corny dialogue and cliche characters, which is good. All the actors were well cast (especially Kevin Smith in what could have easily been another stereotypical comic relief role), the scenery is beautiful, and it strikes a balanced tone between romance and comedy and drama. I totally could have done without the horrible editing in this one love scene between Gray and Fritz, but otherwise I was pretty pleased with the overall film and its uplifting message. Jennifer Garner has a very interesting film presence, I think. And she's completely adorable in many scenes. I have a girl-crush on her. :)
Last night the girls and I went to see Catch & Release, the new romantic comedy starring Jennifer Garner, who (whom??) I have loved since ALIAS, my favorite show of all time. I think I went to see it more for her than the movie itself, because its trailer kind of makes it look like a generic, mediocre, "eh, I'll just catch this on DVD" kind of movie. Which actually, is just my kind of movie (I don't have very high standards, I guess) so never mind.
This isn't your typical boy-meets-girl, boy-and-girl-fall-in-love, boy-and-girl-encounter-conflict, and boy-and-girl-live-happily-ever-after type of romantic comedy. Jennifer Garner plays Gray, a woman who has just lost her fiancee and is attending his funeral on the day they were supposed to be married. Through the course of the movie, she discovers huge and disturbing things about him that she never knew while he was alive, and ultimately ends up discovering things about herself because of it. Of course, there's a good amount of romance involved, as she strikes up a relationship with her dead fiancee's friend Fritz (played by Timothy Olyphant, who looks like Josh Duhamel).
I can't say that a lot of the movie isn't predictable, because it is. But it's not bogged down by corny dialogue and cliche characters, which is good. All the actors were well cast (especially Kevin Smith in what could have easily been another stereotypical comic relief role), the scenery is beautiful, and it strikes a balanced tone between romance and comedy and drama. I totally could have done without the horrible editing in this one love scene between Gray and Fritz, but otherwise I was pretty pleased with the overall film and its uplifting message. Jennifer Garner has a very interesting film presence, I think. And she's completely adorable in many scenes. I have a girl-crush on her. :) 
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