A good 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. Anyway, this is the movie he made after the ‘North’ debacle and it was actually pretty good, even if it wasn’t really as good as what the movies he made before. Indeed, basically, it is a rather sweet romantic drama with some solid performances by Michael Douglas and Annette Bening, nothing more, nothing less. It didn't have the ambition to be anything more than this but I thought it was a nice watch. To conclude, even though it was not great whatsoever, it remains a decent romance and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Rob Reiner’s work.

7/10