Mar 16, 2012 03:43 PM
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Review of The Rebound
I think Hollywood’s obsessed with cougar relationships, and this is probably a take on the Demi Ashton romance. Well, that’s the whole point of a story. When two people are hurt by their original partners, just about anybody next in the hurt period will do!
The movie is thankfully short and to the point, and tries to capture the romance of a couple as realistically as possible. But once you’re already in a successful relationship, why would you want to run away to Africa and the temples of India?
So, Arem is just 24, has been used and dumped by a girl, and Sandy is in a divorce with her two little kids. And they meet, help each other, and clearly, the movie is a female centric one, coz Sandy is the boss in the movie, employs a nanny, and it turns out that they like each other enough to want to share the rest of their lives together.
So, it doesn’t really matter what age you’re at, or who plays boss here, but the crux of the story is how much you love the partner you want to be with. It’s obvious that the twosome love each other because they’ve been hurt by other people. I don’t know if they’d ever think, “Do I really like him/her? Or is it just literally on a rebound relationship?”
Hmmm, the answer’s not clear. At times you think Sandy likes Arem only coz he’s so available, so helpful, so selfless, and he’s ready to play the doormat in the relationship. Had he been older, working and in a career, he wouldn’t just nanny around the place. I just think what if Sandy was to throw Arem out when her ex came visiting? Arem is very confident about her reply, but she could have easily asked her former husband to stay! But luckily all falls in place for our hero, and the ex is made out to be a villain.
Actually, when you look back in hindsight, people are not really villains; they are just made out to be that way. Her husband didn’t look like one, but just because they wanted to be together, he was denied the right to meet his children.
Anyway, there’s just so much real people can do. The rest we have to leave to fate, or just the uncertainty principle.
I think Catherine plays the older woman with ease, and Justin(why is everybody Justin after Just in Time?)looks good playing the wronged guy. And they look good together, but the best part is that both their family members are agreeable, which is the icing on the cake, which is also very hard to achieve, coz some kids just want their real dad.
So, it’s an urban story, with the usual music, cafes, delis, pubs, discos, and oodles of emotion. So, can I get a proxy to do all MY emoting?
