3.0
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A movie with memorable and engaging performances.
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Burt and Verona are two characters rarely seen in the movies: thirtysomething, educated, healthy, self-employed, gentle, thoughtful, whimsical, not neurotic and really truly in love.
A gilded entry in the cinema du quirk. It's a movie that invites you, all too often, to feel superior to the people on screen.
A self-satisfied film about insecure people, a quirky and episodic comic drama that squanders its genuine assets and ends up not as special as it tries to be.
Though it's nice to see Mendes take a looser, not quite so studied approach to his filmmaking, some stops along the way -- like a detour to visit Burt's suddenly single brother (Paul Schneider) -- feel dramatically off-course.
Does it sound as if I hate this movie? Don't be silly. But don't be fooled. This movie does not like you.
Emerges as an oddly sour, unappealing road-trip scenario.
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Time to grow up.
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