Hollywood Exaggerates Once Again

After viewing the film, I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I felt as if I was taken advantage of, led down a road with only one end; a non-realistic, sappy, and melodramatic end to a rather good start. I couldn’t (or maybe I should) believe that a movie that started out with such thunder (first scene when Mr. Jones convinces the job foreman to allow him to join his crew for the day) would end like a wet noodle. I thought that the movie was accurate in the manic portrayal of Mr. Jones. The way he bounced off the walls, feeling as if he was on top of the world was convincing. It wasn’t until he began to manipulate his doctor that I started to forecast the following scenes.
In my opinion many of the characters displayed in the movie had many flaws. From the Black construction worker who took Mr. Jones into home after he witnessed his high flying act, to the Asian family who took their daughter out of the hospital (you knew she was going to kill herself just by the way she clung to the Elizabeth). Another over Hollywood like scene was when Elizabeth was in the hallway (full of windows) with a patient when she was attacked and nobody but Mr. Jones saw her. Not only did he play the knight in shinning armor (which fed even more into the patient-doctor love affair) but seemed to elevate Mr. Jones to some sort of normality (I guess he stopped cycling for a moment).
Even though the movie had some non-realistic scenes, I still felt a sense of realization from some of the characters. Take for instance Amanda Chang, she was so disillusioned. From appearing on the Tonight Show to making up her own rules in ping pong, she was defiantly living in her own little world. Realistic supporting cast coupled with the hospital backdrop gave the movie credibility. Once again the only (major) setback I thought was the two main characters sapless love affair, besides that I thought the movie was good.