Plot
When a man and woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.
Release Year: 2005
Rating: 6.9/10 (6,146 voted)
Critic's Score: 62/100
Director:
Hans Canosa
Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Yury Tsykun
Storyline A man runs into a woman at a wedding. They start to flirt and talk and find that they get along. Throughout their discussion, the man talks about certain memories as if they were common to the two of them. We gradually learn that there may have been a previous connection between these two when they were younger. This just leaves more questions as their past is slowly revealed.
Cast: Aaron Eckhart
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Man
Helena Bonham Carter
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Woman
Yury Tsykun
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Bartender at Wedding
Brian Geraghty
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Groom
Brianna Brown
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Bride
Thomas Lennon
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Videographer
Erik Eidem
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Young Man
Nora Zehetner
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Young Woman
David Franklin
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Bartender in Bar
Olivia Wilde
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Bridesmaid
Cerina Vincent
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Sarah the Dancer
Philip Littell
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Jeffrey the Cardiologist
Rozanne Sher
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Girl on Street
Veronica Reyes-How
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Girl on Street
(as Veronica Reyes)
Emily Fernandez
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Girl on Street
Opening Weekend: $46,684
(USA)
(20 August 2006)
(11 Screens)
Gross: $899,497
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Many scenes were shot in the the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner building, which has been used almost exclusively as a film location since the notorious Los Angeles newspaper, once owned by William Randolph Hearst, closed down in 1989.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Man:
Wish me luck.
User Review
Wraps you in, funnier than you'd think, but makes you think
Rating: 9/10
I saw this at the LA Film Festival and frankly was expecting it to be
very artsy, interesting, and a real downer. It was far above all those
things. The split screen is easy to adjust to and really wraps you in,
you're quite fascinated to see what these two people will do next. I
loved the set up; it lent itself to a nice surprise for the audience
and felt completely natural.
What really shines in this movie is the dialog...it's some of the most
brilliant original dialog between two people with a shared past that
I've ever heard. During the Q&A afterward, I was actually a bit
disappointed the director didn't give the screenwriter more credit for
her amazing script (which she wrote in three weeks). It's so engaging
and natural, you might guess it was improvised...but 99% came directly
off the page.
Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckel really landed plum roles for
themselves in this story and I've never loved them more than here. The
reviewer who thought Helena was miscast is way off in his perception.
It's not about wedding sexual tension (good grief) and it's far from a
chick flick...it's about the deep connection between two people
regardless of time and similar to "Before Sunrise," etc., yet quite
different, but I don't want to spoil it.
The film is touching, very humorous, and deeply thoughtful. You will
want to watch it several times to catch all that happens.
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