2009-06-27

reserved countdown

Ok, I have been waiting years for this movie. Which, we can all agree, is always a bad thing. For example, last year I couldn't wait to see Sex and the City and.... a year later, I'm still not over how bad it was, what they did to Carrie, what they did to Big, and the fact they'd even consider a sequel.

Last week, I couldn't wait to see Year One. Which, less surprisingly, was not awesome. (But who doesn't love love love Michael Cera? Seriously.)

And movies based on books? Sigh. Especially movies based on books starring Eric Bana -- I still haven't forgiven him, Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman for that whole Other Boleyn Girl ordeal. (Sidenote irony: I always pictured Henry, the time traveler at the centre of The Time Traveler's Wife, as Jonathan Rhys Meyers.) It seems like the general rule is, if you've read the book first, you will be disappointed. Unless the folks behind the movie redirect its purpose and retool the storyline to make it more of a movie....

Anyway, The Time Traveler's Wife -- the movie -- has some promise. One: Rachel McAdams. Two: Audrey Niffenegger's book was absolutely fabulous, and written in this colourful style of story-telling that may very well lend itself to a great movie. Three: From the preview, at least, it looks like the film itself is shot through with colour and light, which will be key given, well, what could be considered a rather depressing premise....

Biggest drawback? I've never met a woman who's read the book who didn't love it. Like, want all her friends to read it love it. Like, no drawbacks, unabashed love it-love it.

Which may very well lead to disappointment for all....

2 comments:

erin said...

Does this mean that I, in my girl-contrariness, should avoid the book and thus avoid bursting your bubble?

TSS said...

RE: Films based on books starring Eric Bana... let us not forget the horrifying Black Hawk Down. That's 2 hours I'll never get back.

RE: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a romantic lead... wouldn't that require someone who is straight? At least, someone who can play straight reasonably well?

How are you? Settled in?