Tudo Acontece em Elizabethtown

I loved Kirsten Dunst, who's lovable because of her odd and weird habits. All the actors played marvelous characters which added to the movie's charm. Great unique story. I'm happy I came crossed it by accident.

Enjoyed the movie but wonder what a shoe designer has to do with a product recall. There would be prototypes developed and significant testing conducted before a company invested a billion dollars in production of a shoe designed by anyone, much less someone who was hired from a national scholarship program...

This movie is unlike most in that it doesn't try for reality -- it is more like an inner dialogue played out so we can see it.

There are several laugh out loud moments which should not be missed. These stand up even in a second viewing. The juxtaposition of Orlando's Bloom's fiasco-failure of historic proportions/his father's funeral/Chuck and Cindie's wedding/and perhaps finding his life mate, Kristan Dunst, are all woven into a timeless (no)place called Elizabethtown, which is magical. For me the magic worked. There were a few things that didn't click, but mostly it was genuine, funny, and affecting.

Alec Baldwin is perfect as Phil, the shoe tycoon. He has just the right mix of bonhomie, menace, and smart-guy-in-charge to fill the role.

Susan Sarandon seems a bit distracting at first but by the end "its all good," -- wait I don't say that -- "it works" there that is better. Her contribution is uplifting.

As for the "World's Second Largest Farmer's Market" -- it isn't on any map that doesn't map the human heart.

I appreciate what I think Crowe was trying to accomplish here with Elizabethtown, but through a combination of missteps it falls very short. In general I like both Bloom and Dunst but feel they are both a bit miscast and present these interestingly written characters poorly. Neither quite succeeds. I very badly wanted to final road trip portion of the film to be great and to be moved by it, but alas it just rung hollow to me and I was not able to connect with it. Sure there were some nice elements and moments here, but overall it just seemed to drag on for far too long.

I don't know why this movie seems to have fallen by the wayside, but I haven't met anyone outside of my family who's actually seen it.

This movie is insanely underrated. It's a near perfect blend of subtle comedy and heartbreaking tragedy. It's deep and meaningful without being pretentious. It's beautifully shot without being overly artsy. It's smartly written, expertly acted, and perfectly timed. It's relatable but fresh.

Everything about this movie makes me continually want to come back to it. The soundtrack, the dialogue, the story, it's all absolutely perfect. I just wish more people knew about it.