eCupid

This film tells the story of a man who is having a seven year itch.

This comedy is light hearted, slightly far fetched but really fun to watch. It is funny and has got a semi serious message to it as well. I enjoyed it a lot.

This isn't such a bad movie but it looks like a Hallmark production. Very sweet and well scrubbed & bleached plot line and characters. That's not a bad thing but it makes for a shallow story

Simple story - two guys in love - relationship excitement has stalled - one looks on internet for a thrill - and a cupid takes over his life to fix their partnership/relationship.

It's silly and sentimental with predictable results. If you want an unchallenging story this flick is your ticket.

My question - why did the bedsheets make so much noise? Weird plastic sound!

"Marshall" - or "Marsh" to his pals (Houston Rhines) lives with his boyfriend "Gabe" (Noah Schuffman) but their lives are now pretty much going through the motions. There's no sex, too much work and their priorities have become a bit stale. He's browsing on his laptop one evening when he encounters a site that offers him a solution to his tired existence. He signs up and next thing he knows, boyfriend "Gabe" knows how he feels and, dejected, moves in with a couple of their friends. Unbeknownst to "Marsh" this app is now manipulating his entire life. It's fixing him up with dates, hosting parties and generally making a nuisance of itself whilst he tries to juggle the pressures of his job with his pretty obvious desires to get his "Gabe" back. Jeopardy? Well no, not really; nor is the much by way of notable acting nor writing here as the story unfolds. It does, however, have quite a powerful messages for those cynics amongst us who question just how dependent people now are on their computers and the internet when it comes to our daily lives. We arrange and cancel by text message; we create and change our relationship statuses as if we were turning a page on a calendar and when it comes to actually making an effort when the Sheen has faded a little, well again we seek refuge amongst the 0s and 1s. This is quite fun at times in illustrating the impotence of "Marsh" and also at the readiness of "Gabe" to take the easy option and not to try to work for what even a blind man in a snowstorm at 3am could see was what they both wanted. It is old hat, has it's fair share of gay stereotypes and offers nothing new, but it just might resonate, especially if you like your Merlot from "Falcon Crest".

I assumed this was going to be a fluffy, fun, feel-good movie that would bring some smiles, if not actual laughs. So I wasn't expecting anything too deep or thought-provoking.

I guess that pretty well sums it up, although in the fun & feel-good department, it fell pretty flat. The two main characters lacked any real chemistry, so their break-up and all that followed didn't inspire much empathy/sympathy. The on-line service that took control of events quite often was more annoying & intrusive than mystically omniscient or whatever their presence was supposed to suggest. The anticipated, happily-ever-after denouement seemed pretty bland and contrived … even assuming you'd accept the dubious deus ex machina aspect of eCupid.

The cautionary tale regarding the dangers of reacting irrationally to the 7-year-itch and the warning that familiarity breeds ennui, which may prevent us from recognizing the value of what we could end up losing, are worthy but this may not be the most convincing vehicle for carrying that message.

I enjoyed this film a lot more than I thought I would. "eCupid" is a story about an unhappy boyfriend who downloads what I would consider a magical virus to his phone. The virus – or phone app, I guess – sabotages his relationship with his boyfriend and takes him on a crazy whirlwind of gay adventures.

This is a fun film that will get a smile out of you. What is great about this film is that is that it's not as ridiculous as the premise sounds. This is not crack humour. "eCupid" is a fun and relatable story that will have you laughing with it at every step of the way.

I thought the actors were very attractive and their romantic chemistry was undeniable but their performances were a bit stiff. None of the scenes were too deep or thought-provoking but overall it is a very sweet and romantic story.