definitely, maybe

saturday i went to go see this movie with diana. now, i dont usually admit to watching chick flicks, but i knew i could give this one a pass because its got ryan reynolds in it (that would be 'berg', for those of you in the know). the set up is this: a father reluctantly explains to his daughter how he and her mother first met. they are currently getting divorced though, which makes it a bit more complicated. he proceeds to tell his daughter about meeting three different women, but keeping their identity a secret. through out the retelling she guesses which one is really her mother.

a bit of a strange set up, but it plays out very naturally. as he tells the story, we meet three different women, and the surprising thing is- all of them are great women! its quite refreshing to see a movie that has fleshed out women who arent just a stereotype, or who are hiding some terrible secret, or as completely neurotic. as the father tells the story you realize that he could be happy with any of the three women, and any of them could be the daughters mother.

we never do hear why the relationship has fallen apart enough to require a divorce, but thats just another unusual thing about this move- the couple actually respect each other! they arent some cliched couple who are bitter or hate each other. they are civil and put the well being of their child first. wow, what a strange and amazing concept in a movie!!!

i would say the thing that i loved the best about the movie would be its unwillingness to fall into the standards of a chick flick. all the characters are loving, level headed, and intelligent. they are fully textured, well written, and very well acted. man, i sure do like that ryan reynolds...