Pacing, velocity, and flow dont interest Lowery. He knows the effects he wants and, skilled as he is, knows how to get them. But are they worth getting?
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.
Pacing, velocity, and flow dont interest Lowery. He knows the effects he wants and, skilled as he is, knows how to get them. But are they worth getting?
If the story gets dangerously thin, Grant is pretty well flawless. And Collette, always good, is heartbreakingly believable.
The directors Paul and Chris Weitz -- the American Pie brothers -- have tried hard not to make a tearjerker, and at its best the movie is knowing and tart.