Elizabethtown

Tonight my sister and I saw Elizabethtown staring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. It is the story of Drew(Bloom) a promising employee at a shoe company who's design blunder cost the comapny 972 million dollors (which is so big, it can be rounded to $1 billion, lol) As he has lost his job, and his girlfriend, he concocts a brlliant suicide plan, but is stopped when his sister calls to tell him his dad has died. So he heads to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. On the flight he meets Clair(Dunst) a perky, quirky flight attendent. As Drew is in his hotel room, he calls Claire and they spend the entire night talking on the phone. She postpones a trip to Hawaii and her and Drew start to develope the cutest romance. Claire opens his eyes to the life happening all around him. All he has to do is join in.

I thought this movie was excelent. Bloom, in his first real-person role is splendid. From the first frame to the last you cannot take your eyes off of him, and not only because of his gorgeous looks. He does a magnificent job playing Drew. Subtle at times, and outrageous as others. Dunst is adorable as Claire. She has a quip for everything, all of them memorable. Susan Surrandon plays a smaller role, as Drew's mother, who is a complete wreck after the death of her husband. Although her scene at her husband's funeral is a bit too long, it is heartfelt, which makes it tollerable. And Alec Baldwin is a riot as Drew's boss, Phill.

As is writer/director Cameron Crowe's staple, the film is filled with awesome music, and a brilliant score composed by his wife, Nancy Willson. Although, at times, the music overpowered the film or shifted too abruptly. The dialog was excelent, I haven't laughed so much in any film I've seen this year. Not at the obvious jokes, but at the character quirks and situations Crowe puts his characters in.

There was a pacing problem with the film, however. Although, there was no one peticular scene that dragged. The movie as a whole just seemed too slow,yet too fast. And the ending screwed with my emotions too much, lol.

Overall, an excelent film. It is this years Garden State, although you felt much more alive and happy after view this film. If you're having a rough day, week, month, even year, this is a great pick-me-up. I most definately plan on seeing it again.