I loved this movie-why am I the only one?
why is it getting such a bad wrap?
shareI guess they couldn't afford Saran.
shareOkay, yes, saran is wrap, this movie got a bad rap.
Anyway, I think this sort of movie doesn't appeal to everyone. And the open-ended ending probably left some people unnerved.
I didn't like the movie because it was very, very predictable. As soon as the words "The old man stood in the rain," were read, I knew that the old man was the actual writer of the text. You could see most events coming from a mile away. Not to mention the fact that the script just wasn't written very well. The dialogue was below average (wasn't witty, engaging, or even that 'truthful'), and the novel that Clay was reading was so terribly written I had trouble believing he was a critically acclaimed novelist. The old man was the only character I liked or thought was developed at all. The back story was a bit interesting. Rory was whiny, stupid, and cliched. His wife really didn't have enough screen time to develop as a character. Clay and Grad Student Girl was a total cliche - that (or a scenario very similar to it) happens in nearly EVERY writer movie I've ever seen - Ruby Sparks, Wonder Boys, etc. That part of the movie was difficult to watch because it was so cliched, dry, and boring.
As the agent says at one point to Rory, "You're not the only writer to do something like this." Just as this movie isn't the only one to utilize this plot. It's just an over-used plot and I don't think this one added anything to it.
Agreed on all accounts, @crazyj89.
Well, I still liked it, but it really never goes deep enough. The Old Man, who deserved a bloody name seeing as he was the most interesting character and calling him Old Man is so cliched, so amateurish, should have had more screen time.
I liked when he, The Old Man said something like, "What even is a Window's Tear, anyway?" Because that's kind of how I feel about this whole movie.