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| Laurel Canyon, 2002
Category:Chick Flicks /
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Summary
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Sam, a newly graduated pyschiatrist, and his fiance Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam's residency. Their new home is Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon, which they expect to have all to themselves. But Sam's mother is still there, finishing up a record she's producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. Keeping with the rocker stereotype, the mother and band members spend more time smoking pot and drinking than actually working. Alex doesn't mind and tries to keep her focus on her work (she's writing a dissertation on genomics), but Sam is quite upset about the living situation. Eventually, Alex soon finds herself distracted by the rock-'n-roll lifestyle going on around her and starts wanting to experiment with more things. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by the beautiful Israeli intern Sara.
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| Cast
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| Frances McDormand |
Jane |
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| Christian Bale |
Sam |
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| Kate Beckinsale |
Alex |
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| Natascha McElhone |
Sara |
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| Alessandro Nivola |
Ian McKnight |
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| Lou Barlow |
Fripp (as Louis Knox Barlow) |
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| Russell Pollard |
Rowan |
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| Imaad Wasif |
Dean |
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| Mickey Petralia |
Mickey |
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| Melissa De Sousa |
Claudia |
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| Blonde's
Review
Rating:
6
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Happy's
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Rating:
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| It's fairly intriguing although you don't want to like the character Sam. You end up liking Alex and sympathizing with her much more. The most believable character is the singer guy. Acting from Beckingsale and the mother is pretty good. I really didn’t like the ending and subtract 3 points just for that; otherwise I would have given it an 8. It just shouldn’t have ended where it did. |
| This was an interesting and captivating movie but the character development could have been a lot better. Sam is definitely in need of some therapy himself and it is no wonder why with what seems to go on in his life. The ending was way too abrupt and left far too much hanging for my taste. I would much rather have had at least a few more ends tied up. Overall not a bad movie and I might even watch it again. |
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Quotes
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"We just hadn't planned on a change of plan." - "Well who plans on a change of plan? I mean, that would be sorta paranoid, don't you think?" "Listen, you should be with her if you want to." -"I don't want to be with her, I want to be with you. I want you to be with her."
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