Film/TV Jul 11, 2012 at 4:00 am

Sarah Polley Brilliantly Guts the Rom-Com in Take This Waltz

“I’ll show my bush in the shower scene if you will.”

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Great review Paul, definitely inspired me to see this and hadn't heard anything about it. Thanks.
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Warning: spoilers ahead. This is an interesting film with great acting, but in the end I felt way too set up to be invested in their "reality." First, Daniel for no apparent reason just happens to be in Nova Scotia at the same historic site that Margot is visiting. Then he just happens to sit in the same row on her same airplane. Then they just happen to live across the street from each other, even though neither of them has noticed each other until now. Only Daniel apparently earns a living of any kind, and he must rake in big bucks as a part-time rickshaw driver since he moves into what has to be a very expensive loft at the end. And let's not forget that Ms. Shy and Quiet Margot suddenly turns into Freaky Threesome Woman in the matter of less than 30 seconds of quick cuts. Williams and Rogen give really strong performances, but I like my slice of reality films to actually be based on this planet and not some dream world where too many convenient plot tricks are just too, well, convenient.

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