An average movie

Back in the 80’s, Rob Reiner was one of the most successful directors at work. I mean, just check his track-record, it is quite impressive (‘This Spinal Tap’, ‘The Sure Thing’, ‘Stand by Me’, ‘The Princess Bride’, ‘When Harry Met Sally...’, ‘Misery’, ‘A Few Good Men’). But then, he made ‘North’. To be honest, I have seen this movie once and I didn’t think it was that bad after all. I mean, I thought I would watch the worst movie ever made so that’s probably why. Anyway, it was a massive flop, both financially and critically, and it seems that already 20 years later Rob Reiner has still not recovered from the damage. This flick is a pretty good example. I mean, even though it received some tepid reviews, I thought it was not bad at all and I especially enjoyed the A list cast (Kevin Costner, Jennifer Anniston, Shirly MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins). Still, I can't say I was really fascinated by the story which felt rather convoluted to me. Of course, the whole concept was rather misguided from the start but the end-result could have been worse. To conclude, it is a rather entertaining romantic-comedy but still very routine and it doesn't really sparkle whatsoever but, somehow, I still think it is worth a look, but don’t expect anything amazing.

6/10