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Definitely, Maybe
When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Release : | 2008 |
Rating : | 7.1 |
Studio : | Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Ryan Reynolds Abigail Breslin Elizabeth Banks Isla Fisher Rachel Weisz |
Genre : | Comedy Romance |
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Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
A love story of 3 women who like Deadpool. I appreciate the fact that it strayed from common romance movie tropes, which made it actually enjoyable to watch, unlike some stupidly cheesy romance movies geared to the hopeless romantics. 3/5 even a non-romantical like myself got something out of it
A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter. Definitely, Maybe is 2008 Romantic, Comedy, Drama starring Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher and Kevin Kline. This is a film that although i've heard before i never actually saw until today of course and personally i loved it especially the father and daughter relationship between Will and Maya and both Reynolds alongside Breslin had a great chemistry together and it was so sweet and touching plus it's so heartwarming how he tells all those stories of the 3 women that he loved the most and how he met Maya's mother and to get there we have some twists and turns and it actually surprised me for a movie of this kind. Kline also shows up as a book writer named Hampton Roth and he does a really good job as well he is pretty funny actually. The movie is also touching but also smart and intelligent when it wants to be and it balances everything quite well and if you love any of this actors or just Reynolds you're really going to enjoy this film.
The set-up for this film is that a father is divorcing and his daughter, Maya, is asking him about how he met her mother. The guy then talks about a variety of women he dated and slept with as the child makes occasional commentary to interrupt the story. Some of her clever and charming remarks are calling one lady a B$%&@ and later, her father a slut. Later, when you learn which one of them is her mother, she announces that she 'just learned all about sexual intercourse in school'. Later, the child gives her now to be divorced father dating advice. Charming....NOT!I did not like this film, though the acting was very, very nice. As a retired psychotherapist, I thought that the boundaries between the child (who seemed way too old for her years) and her father were blurred. The adult here was not him, that's for sure. Additionally, there are a lot of political elements in the film (because he's a political operative)--not a bad thing in a drama, but not exactly something I want to see in a romantic film. Nothing destroys romance like politics!!Overall, I'd say 'nice try but no cigar'. This is a film that too flawed to be worth rushing out to see. It's strange father-daughter situation aside, the story just seemed way too with-it and hip in its parenting style for my tastes. To me, romance should be romantic...and this really wasn't. Additionally, the child seemed like a child as written by someone who's never even seen a child or talked with one! The DVD for "Definitely, Maybe" starts off very badly--and this might only be with the Netflix version. It forces you to watch a LONG preview for "Mama Mia!"--whether you want to or not. I dunno about you, but this definitely makes me MUCH more inclined NEVER to watch a film they force you to preview...never.
Definitely, Maybe starts off pretty well, it's fresh, very dynamic and even though it is quite the classic rom com, you still get carried away.Then, the rhythm drops, the movie becomes less incisive, more conformist and it gradually runs out of steam until completely running in circles during the last very dispensable half hour.This movie clearly should have been shorter since it is quite boring around the end, the final outcomes takes too long to come.Definitely, Maybe, though similar to countless rom coms, still is enjoyable overall and to his credit, it is sincere, accurate and well embodied by a rather flawless cast.