An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Michelle Pfeiffer, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I think it was actually an interesting story and the damned thing definitely had some potential. On top of that, pretty much like with ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, I have a weak spot for such romances involving 2 broken souls falling in love for each other, probably because it’s also how I actually met my wife. Unfortunately, even if the directing was not bad, to be honest, it wasn’t really impressive either. For example, to start with a voice-over telling the thoughts of a deaf teenager was not necessarily a bad idea but the supposedly deep message felt more like some Facebook philosophy. Furthermore, this approach felt even more misguided because of the fact that the movie eventually spent very little time with this character after all. Another issue was that Michelle Pfeiffer was not really good and Ashton Kutcher was in fact even worse. I have to admit that it was a really difficult part, probably the most challenging attempted by Kutcher so far, which required to convey a vast range of emotions without uttering a word. Unfortunately, his performance didn’t go much further than looking constipated through the whole duration. This lack of acting skills was even more obvious during the yard sale scene during which Kathy Bates completely nailed it and displayed a wide scale of shattering emotions within a few minutes. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent story and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.