pronins

One of the worst films I've ever seen. Don't think it's because of any shocking content - that's just a commercial trick to get you to watch it. There's hardly any sex in it and anyway it's not even important. Ana de Armas' character is one dimensional, as are all her co-stars' characters. There's zero character development throughout. The writing is very poor and with many plot holes. Ana de Armas' Hispanic accent traces are omnipresent throughout, which is unprofessional. The most obnoxious part of the film is the pretentious directing and cinematography. They tried to make an art film out of this crap of a film by employing every trick in the book, blatant crude metaphors, lighting effects and switching from black and white to color for no reason so much and often that it made me literally dizzy... How about focusing on better writing and actual content instead?!.. I don't remember being so frustrated and just couldn't wait for this disaster to be over.. a film about nothing and total waste of time.

I'm not a fan of romantic comedies, but I'm always open minded enough to give any film a chance. Hilary Swank is a very good actress, and this is the only reason I'm giving this film 2 stars instead of 1. Gerard Butler is generally a good actor as well, however... Yes, we get you're Irish, mate, but the accent and all of that.. so exaggerated and unnecessary. It's as if the screenplay read: "just be the Irishest Irishman who ever Irished." Ridiculously cheesy story, too many plot holes. This is a film that was destined to be a "blockbuster" because it address the issues of cancer and unfulfillable longing, aspects anyone could relate to... Except it's done in a very cheap and primitive manner.