Yes, I did, it was an unexpected surprise, and I think it's exactly what you said. With its title and the way it was packaged I expected something more quirky or along the lines of a Jason Schwartzman or Paul Rudd kind of comedy, with one of those self-indulgent Leslie Mann-type "look at me, I'm so original and offbeat and so cute when I speak my mind" kind of characters, which I've gotten very tired of. I expected it to be more movie-like and unreal, but it was just kind of normal, in a good, honest way. It treated things with the flat truth, soberly. Also it seemed free of many of the usual cliches or rom-com formulas, and it was refreshing to see people interact in such a decent way with each other, like in certain scenes between Parker Posey & Drea De Matteo, or the way the lovers didn't always end up blaming each other for everything. The only thing I felt was a bit off was the ending, because when she first arrived in Paris I said to myself, "Oh, no, please don't tell me she's going to accidentally run into him" -- because really, what are the chances of that? And then she did. But at least it left the end kind of open. I like Zoe Cassavetes and want to see more from her. By the way, the deleted scenes were really excellent and I think they would have added a lot.
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