This movie is a typical Gen-X movie of the '90s (although made in 2001) where a working class anti-hero(s) finds some small measure of peace in the end.
The picture is shot beautifully, with one beautiful scene followed by another. Even if there aren't so much dialogs between the main characters, you know this is about romance. I've never seen J-Lo look so beautiful ever in a movie than this one, and for that alone this movie scores high marks. Jim Caviezel delivers his usual high quality low key performances, and if you watch this movie, it's kind of strange that an out going girl like J goes out with a low key guy like Jim. Other typical Gen-X elements are found like "troubled" characters (both Jim and J has family problems), small comradely of special interest groups (the guys J hangs out with), and a bit of street gang violence.
The focus of this movie is of course Jim and J, and this movie wouldn't have worked if the two main characters weren't able to carry the entire movie. But they do. And brings reality to this drama. This is a movie where there's nothing great is going on, but is a great movie.
The picture is shot beautifully, with one beautiful scene followed by another. Even if there aren't so much dialogs between the main characters, you know this is about romance. I've never seen J-Lo look so beautiful ever in a movie than this one, and for that alone this movie scores high marks. Jim Caviezel delivers his usual high quality low key performances, and if you watch this movie, it's kind of strange that an out going girl like J goes out with a low key guy like Jim. Other typical Gen-X elements are found like "troubled" characters (both Jim and J has family problems), small comradely of special interest groups (the guys J hangs out with), and a bit of street gang violence.
The focus of this movie is of course Jim and J, and this movie wouldn't have worked if the two main characters weren't able to carry the entire movie. But they do. And brings reality to this drama. This is a movie where there's nothing great is going on, but is a great movie.