Amanda & Jack Go Glamping

...than sit through another minute of this vomit. I made it to the 05:48 mark.

The best thing about this movie is Andrew Bird's song, Sovay. If I hadn't watched this not-quite-awful movie, I would never have discovered Bird's music. I've spent more time listening to music from his catalog--Cracking Codes, Sisyphus, Capital Crimes--than I did watching this movie. And that's been time well spent!! The next best thing about this movie? The soundtrack as a whole. The songs chosen for the film as well as the score are really, really good. It's sad that not many people will hear BC Smith's score or the songs music supervisor, Linda Cohen, chose. The song playing during the credits, The Lovecats by The Cure (Japanese Whispers, 1983) was a perfect choice. (The title sounds as if it were written in the 60s!) If it weren't for the music, I'd be looking for the 91 minutes I lost.

I only watched this because I like Amy Acker and David Arquette and that's really the only reason to watch it, and sadly, is not enough. The script is boring and lifeless. I don't even know why it's listed as a romantic COMEDY because there is zero attempts at humor (beyond naming the Donkey Quxiote). But more than just dull the script is predictable. Once you find out David is playing a writer if you predict that his first book was very successful but that he's struggled since then and after moping around the whole movie it will conclude with him finding a fresh perspective on life and re-committing himself to his writing, then you're right. It's not a spoiler to say that's what happens because it's so clear from the start that that is what is going to happen. That's how the whole movie goes. She'll be temped to cheat on him, he'll make a big romantic gesture, blah blah blah. Just google "romantic comedy tropes" and go down the checklist if you bother to watch this.

I wish these two charming actors would be in a movie I could endorse but this movie is just a complete waste of everyone's time. Sorry!

It did give us a new camping spot.

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I watched this to see Amy Acker (Fred from Angel) and it looked funny. I was pleasantly surprised to see lots of references to movies from the 80s and multiple songs my favorite band, The Cure, played. What an exciting surprise. The story starts off a little slow, but by 20 minutes in, I was committed enough to put my phone down and watch the movie without distraction.