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Playing by Heart (1998)
I love this movie
OK..I admit it is a bit of a chick flick. But having said that, I think that this movie shows that the "perfect" relationship is not always the happy couple with the 2.5 kids. It is the couple who are willing to give themselves 100% without questions to make a relationship work and even if it doesn't last, it was worth the journey. I first saw this movie with my teenage sister and we both laughed and cried until the very end. Plus how can you not get completely swallowed up by these performances. Angie Jolie, Ryan Phillipe, Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid...I purchased it on DVD and have watched it several times and each time I catch some little thing I missed before. OK, gotta go watch it again now!!
In the Cut (2003)
Meg does Dallas
I saw this on DVD not in the theatre so it is possible I may have been cursed by the "unrated" version. There was SO much gratuitous sex and nudity in this film that I kept forgetting the point of plot (murderer on the loose). I have no idea why Meg Ryan would use this film as her big re-entry. I guess it was definitely playing against type, but not a very good choice in my opinion. The plot is so under-developed in an effort to keep you guessing, but leaves you not really caring who did it. Everyone was so creepy and strange that it was hard to like any of the characters.
My only praise is that it was visually great. Too bad the story didn't live up to the hype.
See Jane Date (2003)
So it is a chick flick!
It may not be high brow entertainment, but this is the cutest movie I have seen in a long time. Charisma Carpenter absolutely shines in this role (quite a departure from her Buffy the Vampire role) as does the rest of the cast. Any woman who has felt the pressure of finding Mr. Right because the clock is ticking will revel in this film.