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Two Lovers (2009)

February. 13,2009
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A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

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Exoticalot
2009/02/13

People are voting emotionally.

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MoPoshy
2009/02/14

Absolutely brilliant

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Afouotos
2009/02/15

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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InformationRap
2009/02/16

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Dern Vader
2009/02/17

This is an OK movie. Ever since Gladiator I loved Jaquion Phoenix's acting, he truly is a pleasure to watch. A real actor and the opposite of those like Keanu Reeves. That said, I wish he had a stronger character in this movie. I don't see Phoenix's character as realistic though. This seems like a role-reversal film that asks 'What if the guy acts like the chick in the relationship?' He does what women do; he wants what he can't have and spurns the hot girl (Sandra) that actually wants him for the troubled but 'out-of-reach' (Michelle) girl he can't have. I've been with a lot of women, when I was younger (and better looking). His behavior would turn 99% of women off, they all want some sort of challenge, so of course she is going to go for the married guy, that is how women behave. Maybe a desperate (ugly/fat) girl would be OK with his behavior , but not a hottie like Paltrow's character. The quickest way to turn a girl off like Michelle would be to get clingy and cringey like he does. It was hard to enjoy after that, because it seemed more like a fantasy, 'what if?' than a look at a real relationship. I've never acted like that, no boy or man I know or have seen acts like this. He literally takes a woman's emotional role. He's pretty pathetic and in reality, Paltrow's character would continue to manipulate him; keeping him interested enough to be the 'Penis under glass to break in an emergency' and in the 'friend zone.' I wish it was more realistic, because with his behavior she wouldn't have to put out, she would keep him at arm's reach, since he was already at her beck and call. It seemed very predictable that she would not show up to go with him to SF and stay with the married guy. At least that part was realistic. I didn't like the ending either, I felt he was being untrue to Sandra by settling for her when she being such a hottie, deserves someone that actually wants her. I love the 'Blue Velvet' shout out, 'Hey, neighbor' - that in itself made this worth watching.

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SnoopyStyle
2009/02/18

Leonard Kraditor (Joaquin Phoenix) tries to kill himself and is rescued from drowning. He is depressed after breaking up with his fiancée for genetic reason. His parents (Isabella Rossellini, Moni Moshonov) set him up with their business partner's shy daughter Sandra Cohen (Vinessa Shaw). He's moved back in with his parents and working at their Brooklyn dry cleaners. He falls for neighbor Michelle Rausch (Gwyneth Paltrow) and starts pursuing her. She is wild, unattainable, and having an affair with her married co-worker Ronald Blatt (Elias Koteas).It could be better if Leonard is more appealing. Michelle toys with him like a sad little boy. It's definitely a more adult love triangle where it's not only about lust and obsession. It's also calculations, deceptions, and settling. It's complicated. I would have preferred a simpler nerdy Leonard out of his league with the impossibly beautiful Michelle. Instead, he's a sad and slightly unstable guy. This is interesting but not necessarily crowd pleasing.

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Thanos Karagioras
2009/02/19

"Two Lovers" is a movie which has to do with a man who his parents arrange a gathering at their house with another couple who have a beautiful daughter. They want to get to know each other and after that whatever happen is between them. On the other side this man meets and fell in love with another beautiful woman and now he is in a different situation in which he has to decide with who woman he wants to be.I liked this movie because it shows us many things about the personalities of people and how they react when something happen ether is good or bad. I also liked this movie because of the interpretation of Joaquin Phoenix who plays as Leonard Kraditor a man who are in a dilemma, another good interpretation made by Gwyneth Paltrow who plays as Michelle Rausch a woman who Leonard Kraditor is in love. Finally I have to say that this movie's storyline and whole plot is really unpredictable and that is something that I liked very much this movie, strongly recommended.

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bandw
2009/02/20

(Spoilers) The movie starts with an aborted suicide attempt by Leonard Kraditor. Leonard is in his early 30s, lives with his Jewish parents, and works for his dad's dry cleaning store. Before we know it Leonard is romantically involved with his neighbor Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Sandra, the attractive daughter of a business associate of his dad.There are many things wrong with the script; I will cover only a few of them. The thing that sinks the story from the beginning is that neither of the women that Leonard is involved with would ever give him the time of day in real life. Living with his parents, being inarticulate, and not being able to succeed in his simple job of delivering cleaning to his dad's customers would set off enough alarms for any woman to give this man wide berth. And Sandra would have known of his suicidal impulses--such things are never secret among close families. Why would Sandra, an attractive healthy woman, pursue such a loser? Leonard's room is a mess, a physical manifestation of his mind; his mother would never allow for this kind of mess in her house.At the end Leonard and Michelle, in a spur of the moment decision, are to take off to California together. You know that this is never going to happen and are just waiting for the excuse which comes in the form of Michelle's announcing that her high-dollar married lover has decided to divorce and be with her. Leonard is crushed and in despair, but instead of another suicide attempt he returns to a party and offers Sandra the diamond ring that he was going to give to Michelle. Any normal person is not going to switch emotional gears so easily, so I doubt that an emotional train wreck like Leonard would be able to do so.Isabella Rossellini is good as Leonard's mother; Joaquin Phoenix is convincing as a mumbling nerd, but not so much as a romantic partner; sadly, Gwyneth Paltrow is wasted.This is an unbelievable concoction dreamed up by screenwriters who seemingly have little understanding how real people interact.

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