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The Last Kiss, though at (many) times very funny, evoking much laughter and giggles from the audience, shadows us in doubt and darkness, painfully remaining parallel to the realistic screw-ups and cruelties in life. I wanted so much to step back into the sunshine, but like real life, I couldn't ignore the "crises" that lurked behind every scene--every action, everything. So. It's not one of those "feel-good" romantic comedies, (which I knew from the beginning, but secretly hoped I was wrong). But it is real, and it is true. And I mean, what more could you ask from a romantic movie, that shows "romance" in its real light? I guess in retrospect, this movie is not about romance. It's about love. The kind of love that messes a person up.

Honestly, I am probably one of the very few people who did not like this movie. Really, I don't get what's so funny about it. And it's not even because it's one of those stupid, "supposed to be dumb" movies, because I LOVE those movies. "Airplane", "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "Spaceballs", "History of the World" even…all very good movies. They were wickedly goofy, things you just have to laugh at cos they're just so silly, but "Napoleon Dynamite" is just so BORING. It lacks the normal charm a goofball/screwball comedy should have. For one thing, I was NOT constantly laughing, the way I should've been when watching a TRUE clever goofball comedy. I laughed like three times at most when I watched it. And I mean, actually laughed.

One of the times was when Uncle Rico went over a piece of Tupperware when he was driving his van in reverse. I can't even remember the other two times I laughed. Reason being, it was just NOT a funny movie. It was, in fact, lame. Maybe that's the tone the script was going for, but there is a difference between "this movie is so lame, yet so silly that it tickles my inner child; I'm so happy I'm watching it" and, "this movie is so lame you're practically forcing me to laugh." I'm glad I didn't see it in the theaters. Napoleon Dynamite is not worth my time or money. I would like that hour and twenty minutes of my life back. "GOSH!"

As hard as it may be to believe, this film "Constantine" was remarkably cool, despite the lead of Keanu Reeves, a man infamous for his crummy acting. (I have to say, I like Keanu Reeves, even if he acts poorly at times. It's fun to watch him. C'mon. Point Break...The Matrix……now this? You gotta admit, he can catch your eye.) Anyway, I was so impressed by "Constantine" and I myself find that hard to believe. Even my boyfriend who had no expectations at all for the film was so amazed that he said he'll probably purchase the thing when it gets released on DVD. This is a major thing for someone like him to confess. It's hard as hell (no pun intended) to get this guy to truly like a film. That tells me something. I myself, probably would get the film too. It was gripping, it was intense; I loved the visual effects. Like, it even really got me thinking about my own soul and where it would end up.

"Constantine" is a gripping tale about hell's minions, heaven's heralds, and the people on Earth's role in the middle of it all. Trust me. If you like action and don't mind putting yourself through a whirl, go ahead, see a movie that may not change your life, but will change your tendency to judge a book by its cover and Keanu Reeves by his resume.