Elizabethtown (2005)
Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Dena DeCola
Drew Baylor, once a rising star at a leading athletic shoe company, has just been fired due to the overwhelming failure of his design for a sneaker and $972 million loss his company suffered because of the fiasco. As if that wasn't bad enough, things get even worse: Drew receives a phone call inform... (read more) Drew Baylor, once a rising star at a leading athletic shoe company, has just been fired due to the overwhelming failure of his design for a sneaker and $972 million loss his company suffered because of the fiasco. As if that wasn't bad enough, things get even worse: Drew receives a phone call informing him that his father has passed away -- and now, he must get on a plan for Elizabethtown, Kentucky to retrieve his father's remains. On the plane ride, Drew meets Claire, a flight attendant and unstoppably positive woman who changes the course of his life. It is in Kentucky that Drew comes to learn the breadth of his father's life and his own family roots. Drew, with the help of Claire, submits to discovering the possibilities for his own destiny.
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PG-13, 2 hrs. 18 min.
Directed by:
Cameron Crowe
Release Date: Oct 14, 2005
DVD Release Date: Feb 07, 2006
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I love Elizabethtown for what it is. Yes, it's a romantic comedy. Regardless of that, it still manages to tell an amazing story with very relateable situations and characters. It's probably one of my favorite performances from both Orlando Bloom and ... (read more) I love Elizabethtown for what it is. Yes, it's a romantic comedy. Regardless of that, it still manages to tell an amazing story with very relateable situations and characters. It's probably one of my favorite performances from both Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, they had the most amazing chemistry together.
Sarah and I watched this at about 1am. I think that probably made it funnier than it really was... never quite sure whether to take it seriously or not, which can be fun in and of itself. Case in point: what company would ever invest $1B into anythin... (read more) Sarah and I watched this at about 1am. I think that probably made it funnier than it really was... never quite sure whether to take it seriously or not, which can be fun in and of itself. Case in point: what company would ever invest $1B into anything without doing some market research into the expected success of the product first? Orlando's outburst over the billion dollar loss and Kirsten's reaction were great.
Something I really really liked for a long time, and then I watched it again and all of a sudden it just didn't seem as spectacular as I originally enjoyed it to be. Still a good one.
Crowe's most underrated films. It's one of those ones that has to be watched repeatedly to truly understand. Great soundtrack. Great cast. Finally a role for Orlando Bloom that doesn't involve something in the realm of fantasy and British Accents. It... (read more) Crowe's most underrated films. It's one of those ones that has to be watched repeatedly to truly understand. Great soundtrack. Great cast. Finally a role for Orlando Bloom that doesn't involve something in the realm of fantasy and British Accents. It sorta reminds me of all those extended family get togethers, people in my family are always having. Like Christmas Eve at my Uncle Butch's house. And on a personal note, I too had a 3rd cousin that everyone in my family thought that him and me looked alike, even though we didn't. So that kind of touching sentimentality is what gets me in this film.
L'histoire semble bizzare pour la majeure partie du film, mais on finit par mieux tout apprecier une fois rendu a la fin. Ce n'est pas tout a fait une comedie, mais il y a bien quelques moments cocasses. Ce que je retiens de ce film c'est que meme qu... (read more) L'histoire semble bizzare pour la majeure partie du film, mais on finit par mieux tout apprecier une fois rendu a la fin. Ce n'est pas tout a fait une comedie, mais il y a bien quelques moments cocasses. Ce que je retiens de ce film c'est que meme quand on a fait la plus grosse erreur, la pire defaite, ça ne sert a rien d'en faire tout une histoire. On comprends qu'on a fait un fiasco, on prend une bonne respiration, et on continue notre vie en tirant leçon de ce qui est arrive. J'aime vraiment le denouement de ce film!
Even though I hate Kirsten, I love Orlando, plus it will make the husband happy if I watch with him.
Every recent Crowe movie seems to be worse than the last. What happened to the guy who made Say Anything and Jerry Maguire?
Decent enough film. but how in the world did they use the 57 million dollar budget? i would have guessed 10 mill easily.
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The film's problems lie with the lack of spark between a wired Dunst and a bland Bloom.full review
Elizabethtown never quite feels like itself, whatever that self might be; it's as if another, subtly but significantly different movie were desperately trying to break through its skin.full review
The trailer for Elizabethtown hits on every major plot point in the film and is roughly 121 minutes shorter. See that instead.full review
Wraps us up with a warmth not unlike a favorite sweater or comforter.full review
What ends up on screen is a jumbled, if good-natured, mess.full review
Elizabethtown needed a raffish, Preston Sturges-esque ensemble to offset the corn.full review
Cameron Crowe's tale of romance and redemptions struggles to sustain a tone of bittersweet whimsy, but its emotions are in the end as undercooked as its ideas.
In its trimmed version, Elizabethtown is nowhere near one of Crowe's great films (like Almost Famous), but it is sweet and good-hearted and has some real laughs.full review
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