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Saturday, May 15, 2010

"Love Happens"

It's not a typical, fluffy romantic comedy. I think the title is misleading. It's more of a story about the process of confronting one's fear, dealing with the grief of one's loss, and moving on with life. It's a heavy subject wrapped in a light package. There are lighthearted moments, which is a nice contrast with the background of perpetual-misty Seattle (actually shot in Canada 'tho). It's probably got its low marks from having an identity crisis; it doesn't know what it wants to be (melodrama or rom-com), and it's fragmented (focus split among different characters), not to mention the cliches and overgloss of such meaty materials. 

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