Through most of this movie I was thinking 4-5 stars, but the bizarre latter part of the movie kicked it up to a 6.
Through most of it, the theme seemed to be a guy who didn't know what he wanted to do with his life, either in career or relationship. He had a finacee, but he was always looking over his shoulder wondering whether the real love of his life was out there, and he was letting his true destiny go by the wayside. He meets a girl who fills that role perfectly; he establishes a relationship with her in his dreams, which allows him to completely fulfill his fantasy of the woman of his dreams, because she exists only in his dreams. Attempting to find her in real life, what's left of his life completely unravels. But then, lo and behold, she proves to be real, and he finds her. And they wind up the prototypical couple who've found true love, neither in a position to sustain the responsibilities of a grown up couple, but love will conquer all.
So the ending is that of a classic love story. And that ending is a perfect fit to the dream story that led up to it, but not the real life story. Thus, the story ends in ambiguity. That made it more intriguing to me.
The premise of the story was a good platform, but, as other reviewers have commented, I think a lot more could have been done with it. But I do think there was enough there for it to be worth watching.
Through most of it, the theme seemed to be a guy who didn't know what he wanted to do with his life, either in career or relationship. He had a finacee, but he was always looking over his shoulder wondering whether the real love of his life was out there, and he was letting his true destiny go by the wayside. He meets a girl who fills that role perfectly; he establishes a relationship with her in his dreams, which allows him to completely fulfill his fantasy of the woman of his dreams, because she exists only in his dreams. Attempting to find her in real life, what's left of his life completely unravels. But then, lo and behold, she proves to be real, and he finds her. And they wind up the prototypical couple who've found true love, neither in a position to sustain the responsibilities of a grown up couple, but love will conquer all.
So the ending is that of a classic love story. And that ending is a perfect fit to the dream story that led up to it, but not the real life story. Thus, the story ends in ambiguity. That made it more intriguing to me.
The premise of the story was a good platform, but, as other reviewers have commented, I think a lot more could have been done with it. But I do think there was enough there for it to be worth watching.