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I saw this at about the same time I saw the 2008 political thriller VANTAGE POINT and am surprised at the similarities. They both have gimmicks in how they structure their story and they both deal with politics. But what’s even more surprising is that the romantic comedy DEFINITELY, MAYBE executes both of those elements better than the other movie. Romantic comedies are usually slavish to conventions, and thrillers are supposed to throw new twists at us each time out. While DEFINITELY, MAYBE isn’t perfect, it respects its audience enough to know what its talking about when not in romance mode.

Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds, BLADE TRINITY) is getting divorced. His young daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) wants to know how her father and mother met, and why they’re splitting, so Will begins to tell her his dating-life story since college — only changing the names to protect the innocent (and add a bit of mystery to who is Maya’s mom). The first suspect is Emily (Elizabeth Banks, W.), Will’s hometown sweetheart. Maya isn’t convinced it’s her because in romances the guy never stays with the original girl. Next is April (Isla Fisher, THE LOOKOUT), a vivacious woman who isn’t big on commitment, which often casts Will in the role of boy friend not boyfriend. The third and final suspect is journalist Summer (Rachel Weisz, THE CONSTANT GARDENER), who turns out to have a lot in common with Will.
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Neil Jordan followed the success of THE CRYING GAME with this adaptation of Anne Rice’s bestselling horror novel. It actually wasn’t his first foray into horror having made the fairy tale-infused chiller THE COMPANY OF WOLVES in 1984. While INTERVIEW doesn’t have the scares of a typical horror film, it does contain some of the existential dread that classic horror contained, as well as the best romanticized version of the vampire myth to hit the screen.

In the 1700s, Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt, 12 MONKEYS) was already a successful plantation owner at the age of 24. However, his wealth was unable to ease the pain of the death of his wife and child; he longed for death. This is when Lestat de Lioncourt came into his life and offered him “the choice he never had.” Lestat said he could ease Louis’s pain by making him a vampire, but in losing his life, Louis doesn’t lose his humanity, and struggles with drinking the blood of humans.
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