Nearly every single action, reaction and interaction in this movie was contrived. Name me one scene, and I'll give you at least two contrived elements.
Crowe didn't even attempt to develop the romance between the characters. In one scene, she was an annoyance. A couple of scenes later, after a montage of telephonic laughs, they're in love.
What a horrible, horrible disappointment. Friends' comments had led me to believe it was mediocre. But it was Cameron Crowe, and I let myself be swayed by Patty Griffin's "Long Ride Home," which played in the trailers. And then the song wasn't even in the actually movie!
Save yourself the two hours. Skip Elizabethtown. Go back and watch Garden State for a second time instead.
Crowe didn't even attempt to develop the romance between the characters. In one scene, she was an annoyance. A couple of scenes later, after a montage of telephonic laughs, they're in love.
What a horrible, horrible disappointment. Friends' comments had led me to believe it was mediocre. But it was Cameron Crowe, and I let myself be swayed by Patty Griffin's "Long Ride Home," which played in the trailers. And then the song wasn't even in the actually movie!
Save yourself the two hours. Skip Elizabethtown. Go back and watch Garden State for a second time instead.