I didn't know what to expect, but found myself laughing out loud many times, which surprised my family to hear. I mostly keep movies on-hand to keep me distracted as I work in the kitchen, but had to just stop and watch this one. And I'm going to make the rest of the family watch it.
The development of the main character was so human and endearing. The changing emotions visible on the faces of the two main characters required attention, so I couldn't just listen and glance over while doing other things like I usually can.
One thing that I always ask myself in reading a book or watching a movie is, "Do I care about these characters?" If there's no reason to care what happens to someone, why spend the time? In this movie, which I found by searching for movies to add to my Blockbuster online queue, one can't help but care for Danny right from the beginning as his holiday plans are forced to change.
There wasn't the usual approach of jumping into bed together out of lust and examining feelings after the fact. The relationship of Danny and Glenda felt plausible, handled with sensitivity and realism with neither of them starting out "looking for love" which really means "wanting sex with someone, anyone" that most Hollywood romances think we want.
The development of the main character was so human and endearing. The changing emotions visible on the faces of the two main characters required attention, so I couldn't just listen and glance over while doing other things like I usually can.
One thing that I always ask myself in reading a book or watching a movie is, "Do I care about these characters?" If there's no reason to care what happens to someone, why spend the time? In this movie, which I found by searching for movies to add to my Blockbuster online queue, one can't help but care for Danny right from the beginning as his holiday plans are forced to change.
There wasn't the usual approach of jumping into bed together out of lust and examining feelings after the fact. The relationship of Danny and Glenda felt plausible, handled with sensitivity and realism with neither of them starting out "looking for love" which really means "wanting sex with someone, anyone" that most Hollywood romances think we want.