Pay it Forward

I love the intended message behind the idea of paying it forward. Someone does something nice for you, you do something nice for 3 other people, or whatever it was. OK, so I can't remember exactly. I guess I was distracted by the end of the movie. I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't already seen this (although considering it's been about 11 years, anyone who hasn't seen it yet isn't likely too), but I thought the ending sucked and ultimately, negated the message. I sure wish someone had spoiled the end for me. That and I didn't find Helen Hunt's performance as an alcoholic, white trash mom very believable. Julia Roberts did it better, minus the alcoholic part. And Bon Jovi as her alcoholic, abusive husband? Were they desperate? Well, at least I didn't have to pay to see this.

Love Happens?

Don't ask me why I keep getting "romantic comedies" when I go to the library. I couldn't tell you for sure. Maybe it's b/c I used to like them, and I keep hoping I still like them... ? Maybe? At any rate, I didn't find this movie either romantic or funny. The funniest part involved a bird toward the end. And the romantic, if you can call it that, didn't happen until the end too. The most notable and interesting part of of the movie involved Aaron Eckhart's character, Burke, helping others to overcome their grief but not confronting his own. I think my problem w/ this movie was that I felt like the love/romantic part was forced. That and Judy Greer had like 5 minutes of screen time. It's too bad Netflix doesn't have a an "it was OK" rating - 2 stars is "didn't like it" and 3 is "liked it." Maybe I'll rate it at Amazon. They do have a 3 star "it's was OK" rating.