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Title: There's more to making a movie than hiring actors and pointing a camera at them.
Review: This movie has a fine stock of potentially interesting characters. Unfortunately, you never get to know them. The movie suffers from an acute lack of directing, editing, script and continuity. Having a story to tell doesn't count unless you know how to tell it.The cinematography does have its moments. But intimate moments are shot from too far away to tell what's happening to the people; establishing shots don't fit together enough to establish anything. Musical passages are chosen not so much to create or enhance mood as to just cover up gaps in dialog.In order for a "small town romance" -- or any kind of romance -- to work, you have to care about the people. Without this foundation, all you have is random people going through random events.The high points of the movie are some of the supporting actors, and Zooey Deschanel, who manages to come off naturally even when she isn't given enough to do.
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