Sometimes you can see a movie that tries to be sneaky and clever with the ending and you see it a mile away. Then there are movies like this one, which tell you upfront what you are in for, even if you don't want to believe it.
"This is not a love story," begins the story of Tom and Summer. Tom works at a greeting card company, depicting the perfect words for strangers celebrations, without words for his own. In comes Summer, just like the season, her warmth envelops him, accompanied by scorching heat waves one minute, a fierce storm the next.
We are taken through a non linear course of their entanglement, seeing all the ways that two people can bring each other up and tear each other apart. Brutally honest moments show what relationships are like in the real world. Not to say that emotions are always hidden beneath the surface. A post coital musical number in the park brings Tom's innermost feelings out into the sunshine reality of day.
Quirky, honest, not always pleasant, not always real, this movie is something to see for all those who have been through a non love story of their own. This movie reminds us how we may feel like we never want summer to end, but there is always a different season to embrace just around the corner.
"This is not a love story," begins the story of Tom and Summer. Tom works at a greeting card company, depicting the perfect words for strangers celebrations, without words for his own. In comes Summer, just like the season, her warmth envelops him, accompanied by scorching heat waves one minute, a fierce storm the next.
We are taken through a non linear course of their entanglement, seeing all the ways that two people can bring each other up and tear each other apart. Brutally honest moments show what relationships are like in the real world. Not to say that emotions are always hidden beneath the surface. A post coital musical number in the park brings Tom's innermost feelings out into the sunshine reality of day.
Quirky, honest, not always pleasant, not always real, this movie is something to see for all those who have been through a non love story of their own. This movie reminds us how we may feel like we never want summer to end, but there is always a different season to embrace just around the corner.
1 comment:
Hmm. I don't know if I want to see this but thanks for the informative review!
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