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Posted: Scintillating romantic comedy is the holy grail that everyone in Hollywood dreams of capturing. Producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner have achieved some success reinvigorating classic formulas in their English comedies including "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill." But in crossing the pond for their latest effort, "Definitely, Maybe," they run into some problems. |
Posted: A universal story of a stubborn woman who resists powerful forces will resonate with grown-up audiences everywhere. |
Posted: SANTA BARBARA -- A visually vivid and sharply sardonic rites-of-passage memoir set against the dawning of Fidel Castro's Cuba. |
Posted: It shatters preconceived images of Muslim women denied any active role in society, politics or even militant action. |
Posted: The film acutely observes the daily life and inner frustrations of its heroine. Yet it comes away with little insight into this area of human love relations that so many filmmakers have picked over so many times before. |
Posted: Set over one 24-hour period, events are related twice -- first from the male perspective, then the female -- offering different perspectives on what takes place. |
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