By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Amr Waked | Catherine Steadman | Emily Blunt | Ewan MacGregor | Kristin Scott Thomas
Country: united_kingdom
Year: 2012
Running time: 107
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441952/
Chris says: “Even with a novel premise (the title is all you need to know), a sturdy (if unexceptional) anchor in Ewan McGregor and sound support from Emily Blunt and a tart Kristin Scott Thomas, it all sinks under the weight of some forced melodrama involving Emily’s character and an additional love interest included only to keep her and Ewan apart. What, you’d expect more from such an obviously faux-indie romantic comedy, not to mention director Lasse Hallstrom, who at the very least once had the ineffable charms of Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp to peddle this kind of mush? 2 cats”