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Death Reminds Us To Smell The Roses...


Elizabethtown is another Crowe Classic !!
Cameron Crowe is fast making a name for himself as a very talented director.
"Elizabethtown " deserves to be in the same company as Crowe's classics Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky and Almost Famous.
If you liked any of this movies your "Elizabethtown ".

The first half of the movie concentrates on the consequences of Drew's father's death and the subsequent observances.
The second half of the movie is the road trip that Drew undertakes with Claire's capable assistance providing the route.
I have heard many complaints that this could have been a separate movie but it has more significance than that.
On the trip through historic landmarks, Drew completes his growth as he learns that failure in one thing can lead to a different success.
He allows himself to grieve for his father; to wallow in self pity; and to allow himself to be happy and free.

Most importantly he learns, and shows us along the way, that socially accepted success is only fleeting happiness and it is more important to be happy in ourselves and invest our time with the people who will love us......

The movie stars Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst as the leads and both deliver gr8 performances.
The movie begins with bloom on the verge of a breakdown after losing his job and his girlfriend.
Bloom causes his shoe company to make a lose of nearly a billion dollars and is fired.
As it seems things couldn't possible get worse his father dies.

Its often said that death brings family together and this is certainly true in Elizabethtown .
On Bloom's way to Elizabethtown he meets a friendly flight attendant played by Dunst.
Over the course of the movie Bloom and Dunst continue to talk and meet gradually falling in .
This movie is delightful and is well worth seeing.
I think its a realistic movie its not all joy.
Its a very believable love story and not the classic romance film.

【Orlando Bloom】Elizabethtown【Kirsten Dunst】
Most Appealing Female Character since Holly Golightly !!!!!

Cameron Crowe, the Director- is someone who's work I .
To me; 'Say Anything ', 'Singles ', 'Almost Famous ', 'Jerry Maguire ' and 'Vanilla Sky ' are all masterpieces.
'Vanilla Sky ' was four years ago - so 'Elizabethtown ' has been a long time comin'..

I'd read the screenplay twice many months back - and absolutely it.
Some really poignant, touching moments that with the right director could really spell MOVIE MAGIC.
And of course, with the director being mr Crowe of course, there was always a good chance this would be a masterpiece.
However, I came to this London Film Festival screening as very much the cynic - the reviews had been lukewarm so far and my worry in seeing promotional footage was that maybe Mr Crowe had 'overcheesed ' it a bit.
It looked too lovey.
And as the film began - I dunno, I wasn't taken in by it.
But then that's probably my own fault.. the whole time Elizabethtown was going to be having this major fight with Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous in my head - and I just couldn't believe that any director can produce that many perfect films back to back.

On the red eye to Elizabethtown Drew has the meet cute to beat all meet cutes with perky flight attendant Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst).
Once he arrives in Elizabethtown Drew meets all the quirky relatives that he barely knew existed and finds that his father was beloved by the entire town.

So, the questions are, will Drew find out something about himself?
Will he and Claire find that they were meant for each other?
Will he learn that he should've slowed down and gotten to know his family?
If you can't predict any of the answers to those questions then this probably isn't he movie for you......

Any of you who've read some of my previous reviews will know my soft spot for romantic comedy so it should come as no surprise that I really enjoyed this film.
It is part road trip, part mid-life crisis, and part romantic comedy.
What surprised me was how well I thought it worked
There were some really big laughs in this film , some heartbreaking moments , some absurdity , and not a little truth.
For me, Elizabethtown , while not reaching the perfection of Say Anything, comes pretty close.

Now, I'm the first to admit that there are holes in this plot big enough to drive a semi through.
For someone with a full time job Claire seems to have a lot of free time and let's not discuss how she planned the road trip.

But you know what?
It doesn't matter.
What matters is the dialog and, as in all Cameron Crowe films, the music.
The chemistry between Dunst and Bloom is good and I have to say that Claire is probably my favorite character that Dunst has ever played.
The supporting cast is uniformly good and provides a strong background.
Maybe, just maybe, I'm just deluded and wrong about this film.
But if the audience I saw it with is any indication you'll enjoy it too....


Sit Back, Relax - and Allow yourself to be taken in by the Gentle Genius of one of the finest films I have seen in years...