So the film starts with a painfully long opening sequence that makes you wonder if you missed the opening credits somehow. A 10+ minute argument that ends well, but was confusingly long, involving characters we didn't know yet. After the opening credits we learn that Butler's character is dead, there is no explanation why or how and first, this was even just grazed over when we do learn. It was an awkward and harsh shift in the film that did not leave you with an emotional connection to the Swank's character going through the loss... which was odd. The film becomes something you would watch on the Lifetime Network with Gina Gershon and Lisa Kudrow consoling Swank. Since Butler's character's death was illness related he had time to write letter, make audio recordings, plan vacations, and do a number of things for his widow. Cheesy and borderline ridiculous.
A film like this is typical now for Butler, so that wasn't odd for me. He is not good in these films and should stick with action. The real problem here is Swank, he is not good at Romantic comedy and it was more of a romance/drama than a comedy, because she doesn't really bring anything funny to the table. Avoid this one, it isn't even a good date night movie.
Vote: 3/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431308/
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