andr87

I can see how this movie can turn you off if it doesn't catch you in the right mood. I knew what to expect from the description, and it was like that 80%.

It's a conflict driven by a change in a middle age man's quiet and boring life. Sexy couple moving next door, that at least has to be intriguing. We have an up-close image of Mike's and Jenna's characters (including physically) which are constructed flawlessly by the two actors.

Every line, every scene is on place, there's no "fat" in it. However, one or two scenes don't seem to flow naturally, possibly because they caught out something between.

It's slow paced, exactly how it should be, but it has enough energy to keep you watching. It's not a masterpiece, but it's definitely not a garbage.

This movie is exactly what I expected to be and it left me with a good overall sensation. Nice way to cool off and spend your afternoon, maybe to break a series of action blockbusters.

The comedy part achieved its goal, brought by a combination of light and intelligent humor and good acting.

The romantic part is also well driven, without pushing any boundaries.

The story that leads to and the climax itself it's kind of lightweight, more tension would have been appreciated to top the good start.

Worth to check it out also for the great cast, Evan Rachel Wood is a win for this role, Peter Dinklage, Vince Vaughn and Sam Rockwell's performances deserve to be mentioned here, too.

And I will not back up with this statement. It is a good movie, because it's not a boring movie, but it is that kind of movie that you watch once and walk away and forget all about it.

First off, let me tell you why movies involving magic tricks don't work. Because magic is for live audience and everything made on camera loses the main purpose of magic. In order to enjoy it, we have to subscribe to things that defy plausibility, we are obliged to take unrealistic facts for granted. But let's say we're OK with that. The Illusionist or The Prestige worked that way.

The real problem here is that the storyline is cynical and walks on a path of plain 'by the book' twist after twist after twist scenario, even though they lack of substance, motivation, trying to create an undeserved WOW effect. Plus, they forced in a classical fling to satisfy all viewers. There are major unrealistic events, but I guess the movie is not for us who try to find logic, but for those who just want to be entertained and see sparkles.