An average movie

I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie but since there was an interesting cast, I thought I should give it a try. Basically, it is one of those hyperlink features dealing with loneliness but I'm afraid that the whole thing was not very well written. I mean, you have 4 main plots and while 3 of those were rather well connected, one of them featuring Forest Whitaker didn't have anything to do with the rest. Furthermore, they really pushed it concerning Jessica Biel's character. Not only she is a stripper, but she is on drugs, her young son is in a coma and dies at the end, she has lost her dog, her mother is dead, she finally meets her father for the first time but he turns out to be a convict who spent 25 years in jail and is dying of cancer and her new boyfriend is an asthmatic mortician... I mean, come on, give me a break! Of course, one of the many attractions in this movie was too see Biel playing a stripper, I thought that she did a pretty good job and her routines were actually pretty impressive. That was also my problem with the strip-club, it seems as if the makers couldn't decide if it should be some classy affair or one of those sordid joints so those scenes were rather uneven. So, on one hand, I think it is rather courageous from Biel to take such a challenging role but, on the other hand, she might have chosen a better movie to take of her clothes. Still, there were many things I enjoyed in this movie. For example, I was really impressed by Patrick Swayze in his last part and I barely recognized him. The rest of the cast did a pretty good job as well (Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow, Patrick Swayze, Kris Kristofferson, Sanaa Lathan). Furthermore, the tone was pretty good and there was a good use of the music. So, the whole thing actually had some potential but the script was just rather weak. To conclude, even though it is nothing really amazing, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10