Sometimes Love Don't Happen.

Love Happens-Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart



SEE?


Look. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. People gotta work. They aren't always gonna make the best movies. (What?! I'm sure I've said that before.) Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen. We all know where we're going. We just want to enjoy the ride. This shouldn't be that hard. I'm not asking you for Shakespeare in Love or anything. Why is this so difficult? First problem-you have a semi-interesting idea with mediocre execution. I'm no genius so if I can figure out the "big secret" before the end of the movie then, well, can't anybody? Second problem-casting for the box office instead of the role. Hey. I like Jennifer Aniston. I like Aaron Eckhart. I do not like them together in this movie. Chemistry is a tricky thing. I think Eloise (Jennifer Aniston) had it right the first meeting when she blew Burke (Aaron Eckhart) off. There is simply no spark. It's not their fault. You don't screen test Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart. You simply thank your lucky stars that they agreed to do the movie. Pero, no fuego, no bueno.


Unfortunately for these two characters even their animosity is forced. It's as though the underlying premise of the movie, a man who uses his own experience with grief to help others move on through their own grief, drags the whole love story down. Here's a tip. Don't wallow in pain and regret if you're making a romantic comedy, and if you're making a drama-COMMIT. Don't dress it up like Barbie if it's, in fact, Bride of Chucky. I wanted to laugh a little, cry a little. I couldn't manage either. For Pete's sake, you even have the kooky sidekicks positions filled in this movie! That should automatically mean laugh out loud funny. I can say this in all honesty-I felt nothing. No joy, no sadness. I couldn't even muster the energy to leave the theater.


So, moviemakers, let's review. Cast people who have actual chemistry not commercial viability. Pick your genre and market it properly. Don't mislead the public with cutesy trailers and pop soundtracks. And, in the name of all that's holy, realize that sometimes love don't happen. It's okay. Let your characters walk away. Hopefully into better movies.


EAT.


Date food. No, you can't do that. I mean to say, what is good date food? Going out on a date in a strange city? Remember, at least some of us are hoping for a kiss or more at the end of the date so the Garlic Garden is probably not the best choice. Follow these tips, and I'm sure you'll have a better first date than Eloise and Burke-http://www.topdatingtips.com/dinner-dates.htm.


SHOP.


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