Definitely, Maybe

Decent movie overall, although I never would've seen it if it wasn't plane fare. What I enjoyed most is the fact that it started with divorce. I'm so tired of romantic comedies that are only about the "getting together" and then we are supposed to assume everything is hunky dory after that. That just isn't life. It is the living afterward that is the real love. That part is hard and trying and that is real life. This was about the getting together after we already knew it didn't work out and had ended, interesting concept.

Ryan Reynolds is the same quirky, charming guy he always plays, but it worked in this movie. I found the interwoven story to be mostly unpredictable, there were a lot of twists and turns to keep you guessing and your sentiment towards each of the girls definitely shifts around with the main character. The ending is set-up from early on. I knew from about halfway through that April and the book her father gave her would wind up being the impetus for Reynold's character to finally realize his love for her, but Abagail Breslin wound up being the daughter of his first girlfriend and Summer (Rachel Weisz's character) popped up pregnant at about the right time. It really was a "love mystery" as the little girl put it and kept me intrigued as not many romantic comedies do.

On a more personal note, while listening to the credit music at the end, I was struck with an odd calming feeling I haven't felt in days (since Meg's updated relationship status). Yes, despite it all, I still do believe that lifetime love is possible. This movie hit my sentiments on the head in that regard. Love is about timing and you can love passionately and intensely and it will be very true for that moment. It doesn't make it less love when it changes, because life is transitory and we are always moving. It might be awhile before things slow enough in my life to be the right time for a lifetime love to happen. It definitely needs stability and a great awareness of yourself, which is hard when things are changing and moving so quickly. Basically I was too naive in love and myself last time around and although I will always have things to learn, hopefully I will be less naive someday.

This is what the movie meant to me. Love is timing, it is not what you expect, it takes years to understand, it changes, you change, you make mistakes, but you grow and eventually you can understand it enough to make it last.

On a side note, while finding pictures for the post I found out that Isla Fisher, who played April (the one) in the movie is Sacha Baron Cohen's wife. She was very charming and feisty in her rocker chick-esque roll in the film. Kind of reminded me of the girl from The Devil Wears Prada. I'm not quite sure why yet.