Title: A Surprise from Left Field
Review: I was prepared to hate this film. I have a few friends who invite me to monthly viewings of their favourite "indie" movies, most of which I find tediously pretentious, and this was last month's DVD. Much to my surprise, I found myself laughing uncontrollably at some of the one-liners and situations in this one. "Ask her if she likes bologna." And the runnung gag about "Cat-itude." I ultimately decided this is a secret parody of the "art movie." The quirky behaviour and dialogue of the characters just reek of "indie," and the ending is thisclose to being Hallmark-ish, but it's also too well made to fall into the "so bad it's good" camp. I'd have to see it a few more times to pull out more of the in-jokes, but this is a movie I'd gladly watch again and again.
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