not_the_real_george

There is a lot of truth behind the movie, it just paints reality: the way in which an apparently good looking relationship falls into pieces. This kind of instability is so characteristic in today's society. The fake impression of Dean that he isn't good enough or that Cindy is the perfect girl is a common illusion we all have been/are going through. So I love, for example, the scene where she wants to do abortion and talks about her number of partners and so on with the nurse followed by the scene where he decides to raise her baby. Another element is the comparison between the father, a very aggressive man, and Dean, who was still in love with his wife after all. Not to take sides(too much), but I think this shows her superficiality. I know the title is inspired by a song, but another meaning I thought about is an ironic one : Valentine means the ideal love, a part of the movie, and Blue is the other side, the color which is in that future hotel room.

I don't know why I watched this movie- probably because of the idea, cast, director but it's just average(and below) in any possible way you can think of. The storyline is that of a classical thriller and makes sure not to stand out one bit. The only thing that should be new is this time-line thing, but even that is 100% predictable.

I don't usually notice such things but the editing sucked as well: some moments are in slow motion, some artsy scenes just seem to be without a purpose- I mean this isn't a musical video is it? The special effects, as one would expect, had no purpose whatsoever and were overused. Some directors should not be allowed to use them- perhaps then they'll think more creatively.

The acting was good...except for the lead actor!!!(Jim Caviezel), who was way too emotional for this role.

Certain aspects of this story were completely neglected, like the romantic life of Johnny, which is just shown introductory and that's it. It's just action and action and that is it. No time to breathe. And after seeing Primal Fear, I at least expected a decent ending. Who writes these kind of scripts ?

Don't watch it.