AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

EnemyPavement This movie received a lot of praise for their homage to 1960s romantic comedies, achieving the same look and tone that is heavily associated with the era. However, when I watch this film all I see is 2003. With the bright, tacky colors and mediocre 00s covers of 60s songs it is clear that the film hasn't aged well.The characters are likable and are portrayed by a great cast that unfortunately received questionable direction from Peyton Reed. Each actor, though believable in other performances, gives off a goofy, ironic quality to the film. Basically, they're all acting badly on purpose. This was among the many strange stylistic choices made throughout the film.The film has a good plot that is correct with the type of film they're trying to imitate. Unfortunately, the dialogue ruins it. The script is full of a lot of annoying tongue twisters and lines that make the characters look like idiots.Another problem with the script was the plot twist. After Catcher Block reveals his identity, Barbara Novak reveals hers: a former receptionist who worked for and is in love with none other than Catcher himself. Then it is revealed in an extremely long speech where she summarizes the plot of the entire film we've been watching and explains that she had planned the whole thing. This is ridiculous, unrealistic and a bad direction to take the film. Then, after confessing her love for Catcher, she immediately changes her mind, and Catcher has to win her back in the last ten minutes of the film so that there is a happy ending and the two leads can sing a duet by the time the credits role.In short, the film is an eye-sore that could have been delightful, however due to some bad choices, the movie is a tacky piece of nostalgia that will cease to be remembered.

TheLittleSongbird Well, 'Down With Love' turned out to be a unexpectedly pleasant surprise. Love many of the late 50s and 60s sex romantic comedies, 'Pillow Talk' being a primary example, and can't get enough of those with Doris Day and Rock Hudson which this film clearly was paying homage to. There was the worry though as to whether 'Down With Love' would be just another heavily predictable film with forced comedy moments, no romantic chemistry and no charm with talented casts wasted.Luckily, 'Down With Love' on the most part was not one of those films. It is a satire and celebration of the sex romantic comedies from the late 50s and in particular the 60s, being set in 1962, and mostly does a really good job, capturing the fun, kitsch, charm, froth and affectionate nostalgia of the period and the films with incredibly impressive results. Is it as good as the films it's satirising and celebrating? No. Are the two leads and their chemistry on the same level as Day and Hudson or even Day and James Garner? Not in a million years, but this is a tall order with not many actors and actresses today having the same amount of appeal and that special one of a kind chemistry that those stars had.'Down With Love' is not perfect. It is easy to dismiss the story as being slight and predictable, and it is. One does have to bear in mind though that the story was not exactly the strong suit in the sex romantic comedies of the late 50s and 60s, it was the production values, the stars, the supporting cast, the writing (on the most part) and the chemistry between the stars that elevated those films to a greater level.Mostly the script is fine, but it is not without its clunkers. Especially that homosexual accusation, that was cringe-worthy, completely out of place and if it was made in either of the decades that are being satirised and celebrated it would have been anachronistic and would have been anachronistic in its 1962 setting. A few of the more twisty moments were too obvious and didn't serve much point and it occasionally affected the pacing. It was nice to see Tony Randall again, but he really deserved much better than a pointless cameo that gave him nothing to do, he might as well have not been in the film at all.However, 'Down With Love' looks great and replicates the look of the late 50s and 60s perfectly, the glorious Technicolor, the super stylish photography, the colourful sets, the kitschy décor, sumptuous costuming, the CinemaScope logo. The split screen was clever in one scene. There are artificial painted backdrops and cheap back projection, but this was perfect and appropriate considering what the film is doing. The soundtrack is infectious and affectionate and the direction is controlled and super slick.Apart from the odd clunker, the script is clever and witty while also being endearingly frothy. The characters lack depth but are not too shallow or annoying thanks to the charm of the cast. The story isn't perfect, but is mainly fun, charming and captures the spirit of the period and films it's satirising and celebrating perfectly and with clear affection.Renee Zellwegger gives a sprightly and likable lead performance and is well matched by a charming, understated and carefree Ewan McGregor in the other lead role. Their chemistry is nicely done, to me it was there but subtle. It may not have been Day and Hudson but that is incredibly daunting for anybody since to replicate. David Hyde Pierce steals the film, looking like he is having the most fun, he certainly has the most energy. Sarah Poulson is amusingly wise-cracking and charming, if occasionally a little too tongue-in-cheek.Overall, an unexpected pleasant surprise if not perfect. 7/10 Bethany Cox

isiscloud-1 I hadn't seen this for a very long time. I put this on when I needed something light to watch after coming home sick from work. This was so much better than I remember it being and well worth the watch. There is literally no flaw with this movie. Quick, witty, flip, flamboyant, and fierce. The writing is so much better than most of what comes out now. Whoever wrote this did their homework, watching all Rock Hudson and Doris Day, Katherine Hepburn and any of her co-stars. Ewan MacGregpr is "Catcher Block", a "ladies man, man's man, man about town" who tries evading Renee Zellweger who plays Barbara Novack (Novick?) a "spinster from Maine" who wrote a book saying that women can enjoy sex just as much as men without the trappings of love. Hijinks ensue with Barbara Novak's editor, Sarah Paulson, and David Hyde Pierce, Catcher's editor at KNOW magazine, who is trying to get Catcher to write an article about Barbara Novak for his magazine. Airy, breathy, light as a feather, but with excellent performances, including excellent comedic timing and some excellent editing and production design to boot. Having a girls' night? Watch this movie. Or, just watch this movie.

mistoppi I once saw pieces of Down with Love on TV. The film is extremely silly and over the top. That was the first thing that caught my eye then and made me interested. However, after all these years that level of silliness just feels annoying. Of course this movie has something amazing as well, like the kind of plot twists you would never see coming, and a lot of them. Still, even they don't seem to be enough to salvage the movie. It's boring, and eventually quite predictable, if you don't the plot twists that shuffle the pack a bit. The 60's aesthetic and music is a nice touch, but eventually this movie was a big let down. The cast is excellent, though.