Directed by Fredrick Bond
Written by Matt Drake
Starring Shia Labeouf, Evan Rachel
Wood, Madds Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger
After his mother passes away, Charlie
Countryman falls in love with the daughter of a man who died on his flight
to Bucharest, Romania. Becoming immediately infatuated with her, he
discovers that her ex-husband is a jealous an dangerous man who threatens
Charlie with his life if he does not stay away from her.
This film is not what I expected it
to be. It began as a film about loss and coping and evolved into something less
interesting. The persistence of Charlie's love knows no motive except that
it is presented to us on screen. He has no reason for any of his actions
(excluding flying to Romania) other than the movie says it happens.
It begins as a beautiful movie where
two people grieving with loss grow closer together through their mutual
understanding. But then expects us to go along with it when it's protagonist
turns into a stalker who has no fear for his life or regard for the life of the
woman he claims to love.
On the positive side, it is
beautifully shot and excellently acted by all involved. And many of the scenes
are well written. It just seems as if the writer changed his mind on the kind
of movie he wanted to write halfway through it.
My love for the movie dropped slowly
as it went on, but never passed the point where I wouldn't recommend it.
The first and second half just felt like completely different movies, each good
in their own right, but unfitting with each other.
My Rating: 5.9/10
And the Award for
Most Pretentious
Movie Poster goes to…
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