A definite feel good, happy ending type of story. And that’s the sort of thing you want at this time of year. Right? Perfect film for Christmas-time.

I didn’t go at all for any of the love stories – Jude Law and Cameron Diaz’s dialogue was very contrived and they both acted very stiffly. I found myself constantly wishing they would stop talking! For example in the end when Amanda comes back, she runs all the way to the cottage because she can’t bear to be without Graham one minute more (which the music conveys very well) but when she actually sees him she starts babbling away again. Blah. That annoyed me a lot. (Though it was a good idea to make him a daddy – it warmed me up a bit to him!)

But Kate Winslet is so, so wonderful. Her story with Arthur (the screenwriter) was the best of all, it felt more real than all the rest. Jack Black didn’t bother me at all – and he was the reason I didn’t want to see the movie that much!

But the main good point about this movie is Hans Zimmer’s score. It’s great and really helps to make us feel the emotions that the actors lack. It’s the only thing keeping me from saying this isn’t worth consuming… Although I did think most of the song cues were very poor (except for Let Go which was a good fit for Amanda&Graham’s weird story).

Neither of these couples had chemistry. Cameron Diaz’s character is obnoxious throughout, and totally awkward with Jude Law’s children, to boot. There was nothing comedic about this film.

First of all, the film editor should be ashamed. This movie was at least 30 minutes too long, filled with stupidly long montages and those annoying movie-preview visions about Cameron Diaz, which should have been totally cut.

I enjoyed the Kate Winslet storyline quite a bit but found the Cameron/Jude one to be overwhelmingly unwatchable. Judging by the reviews below, viewers seem to be able to tolerate one pair or the other, but not both.

I would not recommend this movie to anyone who did not have the ability to fast forward with reckless abandon.

boring, i couldn’t watch it, very not funny

I have the solution to the problem of why this movie doesn’t work: take out Jack Black’s character completely and you have a better than average film. His part is totally superfluous and adds, roughly, 15 minutes to the total runtime. Cut him and you’re under 120 minutes and the film makes a little more sense.

However, there are more problems with the film, such as Kate Winslet. Now, I will sit through any movie no matter how bad just to watch Kate Winslet but in this movie she is required to be, well, funny on occassion, and she just isn’t funny. It’s almost as painful watching her try to be funny as it is watching Jack Black try not to be funny.

And how long can we sit through close up after close up of Jude Law and Cameron Diaz, no matter how beautiful their chiseled visages may be, before we start to get bored? By my reckoning they could have cut another 15 minutes of Jude/Cameron close ups and then we might have had a movie on our hands.

But in the final analysis it really seems like something went horribly wrong in the editing room, and that is a shame.

As the title of the review states, the movie is really OK, I have nothing against it. And if you like Jude Law or Cameron Diaz or Kate Winslet, go ahead and see it.

It’s not one of those silly comedies when everything seems so artificial and boring. The script is quite good, but don’t forget that it’s a Hollywood movie after all.

Ok – so this movie started out kind of bland and boring and predictable and it remained predictable, but it had a certain charm about it. I really liked the way that the characters were able to look beyond the stereotypes of relationship and find the real person. The best story is the relationship that develops between Kate Winslet’s character and an old Oscar winning movie writer. In spite of initial misgivings, I have to say I liked it and would see it again.

Blah!

Overall it was a cute-feel-good movie. And although there were a few confusing-plot moments (lack of catalyst for Jude and Cameron’s relationship) and corny-cringe moments (Jude Law’s napkin face), Kate Winslet and Jack Black really made the movie! They were both funny and refreshing, performing naturally, without pushing their relationship overboard. Overall, I would suggest watching this film because if you can get by the initial plot line with Diaz and Law, it will be a charming watch.

Cute romantic comedy worth watching once simply because of Kate Winslet. She completely out-shines Cameron Diaz, who I could have definitely done without. There were a few “cringe” moments, like seeing Jude Law with a napkin on his head, but all in all, I enjoyed it.

Im not sure about this movie! I mean it had it’s good and bad bits. I think I was a bit dissapointed because I was really exicted to see it and when I did I thought it was weird. I thought those movie previews of Amanda’s (Cameron) life were really annoying! They were really random and I don’t think they should have been added.

I liked it anyway but the entire plot was improbable, the relationships contrived, and the constant monologues were desperate and annoying. This wasn’t Cameron’s best work, or anyone else’s for that matter, but the script pushing all the characters together didn’t help the acting. I enjoyed Kate Winslet’s character, only because I could relate to her in some ways.

Cameron Diaz’s life trailers were a lovely touch, innovative and amusing. Not to mention the line: “You look like my Barbie!”

In other words, it’s not a quality film (not that many chick flicks are even near quality films) but it’s better than staring at a ceiling for a few hours. Or it might just be Jude Law <3

it made me feel depressed, lonely and angry.

I hated it.

In retrospect this may not have been the films’ fault, but I still hate it.

I always love a movie with Jack Black. He just adds a whole nother level of hilarity!

I was surprised by this movie.

I was surprised by how obvious Cameron Diaz was in her acting: it was straight script regergitation, and very poor at that. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt the whole time, thinking that she had to act stiff because she was unable to cry. But even in her predictable end, I was unmoved and she was annoyingly emotionless. I was not impressed by her at all, and even though I’ve liked her movies in the past, I think I will be stearing clear of her future endeavors.

I was also surprised by Jack Black. One of the reasons I didn’t care to see this movie in the first place turned into one of the few things I liked in the end.

All in all the movie was okay. I have no complaints about a nice romantic comedy, and I have no complaints about the general story, but I will probably not be watching this again anytime soon. Cameron Diaz’s acting was so incredibly bad that it overshadows any of the other ‘good’ qualities and acting that this movie should be proud of.

thank god i bought this yesterday. can’t survive PMS without it (but it makes me cry! and eat a whole pizza, not like i care)

The pacing seemed a bit slow at times, but overall I liked it. Kind of a chick flick – not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Kate Winslet’s story was ok – she’s lovely in anything she does – but Cameron Diaz and Jude Law were so utterly cringeworthy that I couldn’t bear to sit through another minute. I gave up about an hour and fifteen minutes in. I may watch the remaining 45 minutes some day, but only if I can fast-forward the Cameron Diaz bit. Seriously, she is so annoying. Her nose reminds me of a pug.