Keeping The Faith

God was showing off when he made you.

So, the movie I watched today was Keeping the Faith, a normal romantic comedy directed and starring Edward Norton. I haven't seen anything else with him, but I'm soon gonna borrow The 25th Hour from my uncle's.

Well, I can't particulary recommend this one. The biggest problem I had with this film was Ben Stiller. I guess some people find him funny, but I don't. His mannerisms annoy me, and I find him quite expressionless. Jenna Elfman doesn't do much more than acting hyperactive and looking anorectic, mostly because of the way her character is written. Ed Norton is good, often funny and creates an interesting character with a script that could have been much better. It's predictable and too long, at least for me, mostly in the storyline and sometimes in the lines the characters say, even if those are often funny. The direction is O.K., not particulary brilliant but not bad, and there were some beautiful shots.

The other problem is the pacing of the movie. It spends too much time on Ben Stiller/Jenna Elfman relationship, and Edward Norton disapperars for some time. Overall, this isn't too bad ; it's sometimes funny and has nice set locations. But it's too common and cliched to be great. If you want a nice, entertaining romantic comedy try Love Actually or High Fidelity.