The weekend before my wedding, I went to see the most intriguing new release which ironically features a couple in the final stages of planning their wedding who are shocked by a ‘great reveal’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Written and directed by the Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli, this is not the traditional Hollywood fare, although it is set in Boston. Instead it is part romantic comedy and (a larger) part a psychological drama (I guess the clue is in the title). Balancing these two genres is a tricky business which doesn’t always work, but the film holds the attention throughout and provokes thought which lingers afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What really sells the movie is its stars. Robert Pattinson and Zendaya are excellent, as respectively British art historian Charlie and American bookstore clerk Emma. It is a tale of honesty, forgiveness and empathy and the balance between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is wordy and watchable and could be turned into a play. If perhaps a drama is too easily turned into a crisis, that might have something to do with the relative wealth of all concerned. If they had more pressing worries, perhaps they would have a greater sense of perspective. But you decide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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