there is a lot more nudity in this film than i was expecting. which is obviously a good thing!
first up it seems to me this has been advertised as some kind of jolly rom-com, the sort you would find Jennifer Aniston in. the trailer, the TV spots and the poster all gear it towards some kind of jolly romp. In fact this is a romance drama, a potentially tragic one at that, the comedy is not the rom-com kind, but instead small jokes delicately placed in an absorbing love story.
set a few years back during the birth of viagra it tells the story of two good looking young pups, Gyllenhall and Hathaway both of whom like sex, and have it a lot with a lo of different people, of course they meet have sex and fall for each other. what follows is their arguments with each other and with themselves about the their feelings, made all the more complicated due to her Parkinsons condition and his job as a drug salesman.
it is a touching portrait of love in undeniably difficult circumstances. and the performances from the leads give real touching meaning and depth to the roles, and by the time you get to the finale you find yourself willing them to make the right decisions.
i cant help but find myself hoping also that this film will help the conservative religious doctrines of America sit up and think about stem cell research in order to find a real cure for Parkinsons, especially during a part in the film where we see sufferers openly talking and making humour of this debilitating condition.
A powerful film, sentimental but not too much.
4 stars
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