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I found this to be really enjoyable


I wonder anymore at what the film industry will turn into, now that it seems like everyone thinks movies should follow some sort of technical formula.

Yes, the quality is a bit raw. The script is non-existent. Some parts feel a bit forced. The bonding happened really fast. This is the closest way that a film can come to exhibiting the human element in a recorded format with out being a straight documentary.

This film is brilliant, IMO, capturing a crazy moment that could potentially (though not likely) happen at a big music festival. I almost wish it lasted longer.

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I liked it a lot too. Made me miss my 20's enough to be glad I used them well and had a lot of irresposible fun but at the same time I got out alive and educated well enough to not want to live them over again!

"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"

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I'm with you, Pea. I mean, why not try something a little different? I also wished it had gone on longer. More of the music and more of the story. I was pretty immersed in both. I think the rawness added to the plot.

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I agree w/all you stated: the movie was simple & made me smile. Thought the huge festival experience was captured well, music good & actors suited their rĂ´les. Tonight You're Mine served as antidote to 2 TV series I got from Netflix this same week & dumped, due to their sheer waste of everything. The Radar Love performance was excellent & worth the price of admission alone ;-)

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This film rocks. Those two have such good chemistry together and the whole festival scene is such a great backdrop.

I love how all the character interactions are believable and realistic, it genuinely felt like they were taking part in the festival.

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I loved the movie! My only complaint is that it should have been longer, featuring more moments between Adam and Morello. Yes, the scenes with the other characters were fun, poignant, and worth seeing, but the main story were these two people, and their growing bond merited more time. When Adam tells Mark about his connection with Morello, the first thing that came to my mind was that they must have cut some scenes. Their interaction is so different between the time they leave the yurt for the restroom and when they come back, that their discussion of sleeping habits and other tidbits they left in the movie don't seem enough to warrant their intimacy and giddy behavior towards each other upon their return.

I want an extended edition DVD with lots more scenes between them!

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Yeah I do agree, the film could've used a few more scenes to build up their relationship. But, i do think part of it is supposed to be based off of them having such a strong connection after knowing each other for such a brief time. At least, that's how I read the scene with her boyfriend being shut down.

I think they shot this movie in a wildly short amount of time, like four days at the festival or something absurd. So, that probably limited what they could shoot.

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Totally agree with this.

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I loved this film too!


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