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Starring:
Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw, Tina Lifford, Yorgo Constantine, Sonja Bennett, Christopher Redman, Georgia Craig, Joyce Krenz, Joshua Friesen, Joyce Krenz, Daniel A. Parker, Nancy Hower
Directed By:
Susannah Grant
Written By:
Susannah Grant
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Catch and Release (2007)
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Solid Start But a Little Too Much Cheese
Yes, I am a big Deadwood fan and therefore I love anything with Timothy Olyphant in it. I also love Kevin Smith and Juliette Lewis and I have a complex love-hate relationship with Jennifer Garner (basically, love 'Alias', question everything else). So I didn't know what to expect from this movie that tries to be a rom-com as well as a story of mourning and a film about how men and women can be friends.
The beginning of the movie is very entertaining and we get a strong sense of who these characters are with some humorous Smith scenes and Garner being typically cutesy. Olyphant is oddly sexual and appealing throughout.
As the film continues, the surprises lessen and the characters begin to bore. Thus, even though we have always known the outcome, we are less interested to follow these people there.
I wanted this film to be better because they do take a chance in the setting of Boulder, Colorado, and they question the 'When Harry Met Sally' idea about whether men and women can be friends without sex. Yet in the end, it is predictable and sappy. If only there was more Olyphant and less cliches.
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