When my friend rented this movie, my first thought was ehh am I really in the mood for another lame chick flick? But I've come to learn that I am a HUGE Ryan Reynolds fan... so I popped it in. Soon enough I would find that this is one of the few movies that could make me laugh and cry (several times). The moments of passion, sadness, disappointment and excitement are so real they send a chill down my spine. The chemistry between Ryan's character, Will, and his three love interests steam like a hot iron on a wet surface and it never fades, if anything it builds in the most gut wrenching roller coaster ride ever created.
The first scene that made me realize that this was a well crafted masterpiece was the scene on top of the roof where Will practices his marriage propsal for Emily, with April.
Will Hayes: Will you... um... marry me?
April: No. What do you mean, 'Will you, um, marry me?' I haven't seen you in weeks! You don't look happy or excited about the prospect of our marriage! You're asking me to give up my - my freedom, my joie de vivre for an institution that fails as often as it succeeds? And why should I marry you anyway? I mean, why do you wanna marry me? Besides some bourgeois desire to fulfill an ideal that society embeds in us from an early age to promote a consumer capitalist agenda?
Will Hayes: Oh! Oh, my God.
April: You should've got on your knee.
Will Hayes: Just shut up! Here - I wanna marry you because you're the first person I wanna look at when I wake up in the morning, and the only one I wanna kiss goodnight. Because the first time that I saw these hands, I couldn't imagine not being able to hold them. But mainly, when you love someone as much as I love you, getting married is the only thing left to do. So, will you, um, marry me?
April: Definitely. Maybe.
The appearance may seem typical but the execution of this scene is beautifully classic.
The tears first whell up when Will finds the copy of Jane Eyre that April has spent a lifetime looking for in a used bookstore that has the most beautiful inscrition from her father who died shortly after he gave the book to her for her birthday.
The dynamic between Will and his daughter Mya is charming in ever aspect. Its comical yet heartfelt and honest yet innocent. She is his who reason for him telling the story how he fell in love. Mya listens eagerly as she tries to figure out which of the women is her mom and learns more about her father. At one point, she decides that she no longer wants to hear the story since it can't possibly have a happy ending due to the fact that her mom has filed for divorce from Will, but Will promises her a happy ending. The scene between them that brought free falling tears to my eyes was when after Mya figures out which one is her mom in the story and starts to walk away happiliy content. Will calls her back and says, " I forgot to tell you the happy ending..." Mya replies with, "What is it?" and he looks her in the eyes and says, "You." And the tears start flowing.
The last fifteen minutes of the film are the most fulfilling moments of a romantic comedy that I have ever seen. Mya sits her father down and tell him that hes not happy and she wants him to be. He tells her to get her coat and they take a cab to Brooklyn and stand on April's front porch in hopes that she will give him another chance.
The way the story builds and falls and twists and turns is intriguing in the more entertaining way a movie of this genre can be. The cast is flawless from the leads to the the extras. Its will make you believe in things you never thought you could. It will restore hope and faith in love while laughing at witty sarcasm and the intelligent banter that I just can't' get enough of.
I love it all, every minute.
