I recently discovered the song "Walls" after first hearing the Glen Campbell cover and then finding out that it was a Tom Petty song that is the main theme for this movie. I then learned that Petty put out an entire soundtrack worth of material for this film, and after listening to the soundtrack I decided to watch the movie so that I could have a better feel for what inspired the soundtrack--if it did at all.
That said, I didn't exactly feel like the soundtrack and the movie went together, but I can kind of see how they do. The "Walls" song is about a man who has lost his wife or girlfriend, but has faith that things will still work out, I guess because "She's the One". That's not exactly what this film is about, though.
So what is the movie about? A couple who fall in love and quickly marry only to find their new relationship mixed up in a complicated affair triangle that includes family members and exes. This is a movie that is about infidelity more than anything, really. And, perhaps it could be argued that it's about staying faithful to "the one" in the midst of such infidelity.
All that said, I found this to be a good movie overall, thus the 7/10 stars. It's a film that is a little hard to put into a specific genre, though. It has a romantic comedy feel throughout, but there is an element of the film that just makes it a more heavy movie than the standard chick flick. The acting and the script is all very well done. There's probably nothing life changing about this movie, but it's worth the time to see just as pure and simple escapism for a couple of hours, and an engaging story that is entertaining even if not overly powerful. Thus my 7 star rating.
That said, I didn't exactly feel like the soundtrack and the movie went together, but I can kind of see how they do. The "Walls" song is about a man who has lost his wife or girlfriend, but has faith that things will still work out, I guess because "She's the One". That's not exactly what this film is about, though.
So what is the movie about? A couple who fall in love and quickly marry only to find their new relationship mixed up in a complicated affair triangle that includes family members and exes. This is a movie that is about infidelity more than anything, really. And, perhaps it could be argued that it's about staying faithful to "the one" in the midst of such infidelity.
All that said, I found this to be a good movie overall, thus the 7/10 stars. It's a film that is a little hard to put into a specific genre, though. It has a romantic comedy feel throughout, but there is an element of the film that just makes it a more heavy movie than the standard chick flick. The acting and the script is all very well done. There's probably nothing life changing about this movie, but it's worth the time to see just as pure and simple escapism for a couple of hours, and an engaging story that is entertaining even if not overly powerful. Thus my 7 star rating.