| NEVER AGAIN |
 2001
- USA
Director: Eric Schaeffer - Reviewed by Linda  Never
again will I go see an advance screening of a film in the University District.
Specifically the Metro Cinemas, which is one of those shoebox multi-plexes that
isn't pleasant to start with, but happens to be located in the midst of a
densely-packed residential area that seems to get some sort of preferential
treatment by the city, as the parking Nazis patrol the area relentlessly and
unforgivingly. A freakin' $44 parking ticket for an efficient 1 1/2 hour stay?
Sheesh! Never again.
You may sense that my parking misfortune may have soured my response towards this fluffy-yet-attempting-to-be-deep romantic comedy... But to tell you the truth, the film isn't memorable enough to warrant a strong response of any sort. I've seen other reviewers completely butcher this film, which kinda surprised me, because it isn't THAT horrible. It's just typical. Jeffrey Tambor, as Christopher, and Jill Clayburgh, as Grace, are two 54-year-old singles that "meet cute" in a gay bar, of all things. He's questioning his sexuality, after years and years of uncommitted heterosexual flings, and she's hanging out there with her girlfriends to have fun after another dreadful blind date with a man she met on the internet (who turned out to be a dwarf. har har.). You kind of suspect that these two of course deserve to meet, especially after the way Grace treated her date so patronizingly, and Christopher displayed impressively boorish behavior to a guy who hits on him in the gay bar (this guy is possibly the HOTTEST man I've ever seen burn a hole into celluloid, despite his brief, 2-minute appearance). Grace and Christopher click immediately, because they both just want a fun relationship, but with the stipulation of "never again" falling in love. Do they fall in love? Of course. Do they fall into the pattern of every other screen couple who breaks up after a time because they flip out? Yes. Do they get back together because They Are Meant to Be Together? Of course. Peppered with sitcomy writing (which is sometimes funny, but not sharp or unique enough to be particularly memorable), and wacky best friends (hey, there's Sandy Duncan without her Wheat Thins!), Never Again will comfortably get shelved in the romantic comedy section at your video store, and will probably only get rented by people who say, "How 'bout this one? Sleepless in Seattle is checked out." People will bring it home, get a couple chuckles, fall asleep before the ending, and end up no doubt getting a freakin' fine the next day for returning it to the store late. |
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