Two recent loves and two recent ...not-loves. Opposite of loves. Disloves.
The Break-Up: Miserable. The impression you get from all the promo materials is accurate: a painfully negative film about dragging out the unpleasant acrimonious end of a relationship. It's horrible enough to go through something like that; why would anyone want to watch a movie about it? The only slightly redeeming feature is the final five minute scene, but absolutely not worth sitting through two hours of it (and I wouldn't have, if it hadn't been on TV).
Paper Man: I picked this movie up on the basis of Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone in a movie together, and I'm ever so glad I did. Jeff Daniels and Emma Stone play a lonely middle-aged man and a lonely teenage girl, respectively, who discover an unexpected friendship just when each needs it most. Though deeply sad, that sadness has an undeniable beauty. Also starring: Lisa Kudrow and Kieran Culkin.
Group Sex: This film was chosen in the hopes that the potential I could see in the brief synopsis - a man accidentally joins a sex addiction recovery group and discovers a community - would be realized. There are a lot of interesting possibilities there, but unfortunately the film aimed for the lowest of all common denominators, and didn't really accomplish anything of worth. Full disclosure: We did not watch to the end, turning it off when two simultaneous date-rape scenes were played for laughs.
Chloe: Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson perform impeccably in this psychological thriller about love and trust. Each character is uniquely sympathetic and flawed, pressing you to feel every shock and emotion as they do. A film that will leave you contemplative and slightly disturbed.
Bonus: The movie is both filmed and set in Toronto.
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