Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown Review
Let's begin with the bad. A good majority of the
early reports for Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown have been far from
good, with one of the biggest issues falling directly on running time. Even
though Crowe did mention that he would be cutting the film after the Toronto
Film Festival, he got a stark reminder of the job ahead. Luckily, as promised,
Crowe has followed through and cut a little over fifteen minutes out of
the running. This should hopefully allow the film to concentrate more on
Orlando Bloom's character in replace of other, smaller, characters.
So, how is the final draft? Hard to say, but this review sent over AICN
definitely gives it somewhat of a thumbs up.
Which brings us to Elizabethtown. If there’s one thing I can be thankful for in Vanilla Sky even existing, it’s that the year it took to make allowed me to catch up emotionally with the stories Crowe wants to tell. I simply loved this movie. And yet, frankly, it’s the most flawed of his semi-autobiographical works. Easily Crowe’s most self-indulgent film, Elizabethtown is a story of mixed emotions revolving around a man who’s spent so much of his life focused upon achievement that when faced with failure he discovers just how much he missed along the way. But having virtually the same plot as Zach Braff’s Garden State, Crowe proves just how great a filmmaker he is by getting everything right that Braff got wrong.
The last fifteen minutes of this film are the most important – they’re the real journey of Orlando Bloom’s Drew Baylor. It’s all about the reconnection to humanity, the reconnection to his father. It’s about crossing that barrier of understanding that your loved one is truly gone and never coming back. It’s about letting yourself cry and moving on. It’s about celebrating life.
The guy who wrote the review finishes by stating
that though Elizabethtown was flawed, he loved the film just the
same.
For the entire review, head over to AICN.
Elizabethtown comes to theatres on October 14th.
For the international trailer, posters, movie info and synopsis, go to the
Elizabethtown
Movie Page.
Stay tuned for updates.
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