Man, I'm being really generous with the five stars as of late, but what can I say, I've been seeing a lot of fantastic movies! This particular movie shoots straight to being my favourite Romance ever by a gigantic margin, and would also have to be included in my top 20 movies of all time. It is genius from start to finish, although I expect it would only appear so to certain people.
Basically, it's a realistic "love story" that actually has the guts to teach the one end-all-be-all lesson about relationships that all other Romance films are too scared to address. If you've actually been taught this lesson yourself, then the film is twice as poignant, which is why some people might not find it as ingenious as I did. At the same time, I think everyone can appreciate and agree with what is told here.
Add to that the oscar-worthy acting (with Zooey Deschanel involved, no less), the extremely cunning script, the ingenious editing and titles and you get the best Romantic movie we'll probably ever see.
Now that I've hyped it up so much, though, you might expect something mind boggling when you watch it. Don't. It isn't. In fact, minimalism and humbleness are its defining features, which for me actually contributed greatly to the anti-hollywoodism (no crying in a torrential downpour, for instance, or running after a train, etc.). Still, if you look carefully, there is much to be found here.
In a sentence:
Probably the only Romance you'll ever need. Not afraid to tell you the truth, and it does so with genius acting, writing and editing.
