Wishful Thinking (1999)
A story told from three angles. Max meets Elizabeth; they live together, but when she talks of marriage, he balks. He becomes extremely jealous, probably without cause, and thinks she's taken up with a friend of his, Jack. Elizabeth, stung by Max's refusal to marry, catches Jack's eye, but the friendship seems innocent. Lena, who works with Max, likes him and realizes she can manipulate his jealousy and maybe engineer his split from Elizabeth. When she's sure Elizabeth is with a man, she calls Max at work, sending him home to confront the lovers. Then, Lena feels guilty and takes off for Max's apartment. What's really going on? Who's with Elizabeth?
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Such a frustrating disappointment
Load of rubbish!!
A lot of fun.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Undistinguished, straight-to-tape comedy-drama about a group of young people in New York hoping to find true love, apparently made by a gang of Hollywood friends just out to have a little fun. It's a competently-made but forgettable trifle financed by Miramax and developed by The Sundance Institute, none of whom could get this thing into theaters. Written and directed by Adam Park, who has a sitcom sense of humor and sense of timing to match. The cast--including Jennifer Beals, Drew Barrymore, James LeGros and...Jon Stewart (!)--tries hard, but they aren't given anything of interest to say or do. *1/2 from ****
I thought this movie was a comedy like "Never Been Kissed". The back of the box says something about "sexy, funny, etc.", so I took a chance. Thankfully I borrowed it from the library for free, because I'd want my money back if I rented it or paid to see it in the theatre.In all honesty, the premise is interesting - the same story told from three points of view. The problem with this movie is, it isn't funny, it isn't sexy and it takes a really a l-o-n-g time to get to the end. You just keep waiting for some kind of action, because it doesn't play as a good "chick flick".Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Beals are good, but James LeGros (as Max) is really irritating and it's unbelievable that either Drew or Jennifer would find him interesting and actually want to be with him.
I saw this movie without anyone telling me about it or reading anything about it. It was much better than I expected. I thought it might be just another "chick flick" with a predictable story and ending. But it turned out to be a movie with a plot that is different and definitely entertaining. Lots of nice twists and surprises...especially how it ends. I don't remember seeing a movie before quite like this one. I would highly recommend it.
This has to be one of the most boring movies I have ever seen. When my wife saw this in the video store, I said Ok since it said romantic Comedy. Comedy???? we didn't laugh once. We couldn't wait for it to be over. The only reason we didn't hit stop is because we paid 3.15 for it. You wonder why this never made it to the movies, one word: BORING......