tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post6750482842733073204..comments2024-03-08T04:06:20.301-05:00Comments on TrustMovies: Rom-com heaven: Joan Carr-Wiggin's IF I WERE YOU has heart, humor, intelligence, great acting -- and King Lear! Below: a Q&ATrustMovieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130460547029155342noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post-59954228938083985852014-05-28T23:57:05.601-04:002014-05-28T23:57:05.601-04:00Thanks, Linda, for taking the time to comment. Thi...Thanks, Linda, for taking the time to comment. This is such a good film, and so original, that I hope it reaches a much wider audience in time to come.TrustMovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130460547029155342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post-60491750126411776972014-05-28T14:28:04.212-04:002014-05-28T14:28:04.212-04:00I'm a fan of JC-W now. I'm glad I discove...I'm a fan of JC-W now. I'm glad I discovered 'A Previous Engagement.' I love the actors she chooses and the way she makes the point that sometimes a mistake can lead to a better situation. I like it when I don't know what will happen next. She doesn't make formula movies, so maybe they're not perfect, but so enjoyable. I loved seeing what Marcia G-H could do in 'If I Were You.' Thanks, Joan!Linda Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537091579023933985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481549185308465110.post-9981339720642499112013-03-24T11:48:05.847-04:002013-03-24T11:48:05.847-04:00TrustMovies recommended this film to his upstairs ...TrustMovies recommended this film to his upstairs neighbors, Joel and Davida. After seeing it, Joel reported back with the following emailed comments, which I thought were quite apt, so I want to share them with my readers:<br /><br />"We enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Later I looked it up on IMDB and saw that the user rating was only 5.6. After reading a couple of the "external" reviews, I came to some conclusions as to why this movie might not be popular with a general audience. First, Davida and I agreed immediately after seeing the movie that the husband was not at all sympathetic and if good things happened between husband and wife, we did not see them. Of course this is a classic problem for modern audiences with Shakespearean comedies where the happy ending includes some women ending up with less than wonderful husbands. The ending is open and we can root for Quinn, but the possibility of Madelyn re-uniting with her husband is not pleasant.<br /> <br />Another Shakespearean aspect that may be hard for most of us to take is how quickly the character Lucy gets over the major betrayal perpetrated on her by the Harden character. Another way of looking at this is that the movie doesn't quite integrate its screwball and and romantic elements. I got the term "screwball" from another review, and I think it is apt in terms of such scenes as Lucy putting the rope around her neck before she gets to her apartment as well as some of the really fun dialogue. But Lear is not screwball and in addition to the screwball scenes, there are many thought-provoking scenes with Madelyn and Lucy dealing with their romantic, career and self-image problems.<br /> <br />Oh well, another movie for people who think. Doesn't have a chance at the box office."<br /><br />Thanks, Joel. Unfortunately, I think you may be right about the box-office aspect. But I'll bet that this film, over time, will develop a nice cult following....TrustMovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130460547029155342noreply@blogger.com