I've been looking forward to "Paper Heart" for months now. I actually posted the trailer to the film in my blog on Friday, April 24th, 2009. So having waited just over three months for an independent film, was it worth the wait? The answer, in short, is "no." "Paper Heart", number four on my "Five Films to See This Summer", was an offbeat movie-going experience that was quirky but not satisfying as a whole.
The film is about love, and how hard it is to find it in a world where there are so many people trying to define the undefinable. Basically, the movie is preaching to the choir. If I wanted to make a documentary on how evil it is to burn kittens, I think everyone would agree with the point I was trying to make. The makers of this film broke zero ground - believe me - I'm single, and this film didn't help me at all.
If you've seen "When Harry Met Sally" or the more recent "He's Just Not That Into You", you know that those films are broken into chapters - each which begins with a couple or person in love briefly talking about one aspect of a relationship. "Paper Heart" is basically a collage of a bunch of those moments, which only breaks away from that style to follow a relationship between real life actors Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera - who both play themselves as the film is told documentary style. While I was rooting for their relationship to work, every time that storyline began to grow, the film would cut away to one of the small collage pieces, and it was just downright frustrating.
There were plenty of "smile" moments, and it wasn't overly long like so many of this summer's disappointing films, but again, it was far from satisfying. This is the third movie I've seen this weekend that I'm giving **1/2 of **** to. I'm hoping my luck will change soon with the releases of "Ponyo" and "District 9."
I want to see this movie.........I am hoping it comes to a theater near me!
ReplyDeleteA movie I'm looking forward to seeing is "The Time-Traveler's Wife" starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. It comes out this Friday, and if I can get some money I'm going to see it! And I will post my review on my blog. I actually saw "The Ugly Truth" on Friday night and posted my review. If you want to read it, just click on my name!
I have been a Michael Cera fan ever since I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (best movie every by the way) and I am eager to see Paper Heart. Let's hope it doesn't fail to impress me.
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