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Title: Catch and Release

Date Viewed: 2/11/07

Details:

Jennifer Garner

Timothy Olyphant

Sam Jaeger

Kevin Smith

Juliette Lewis

Joshua Friesen

Fiona Shaw

Tina Lifford

Written & directed by: Susannah Grant

Score: 1/2

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On the eve of the wedding, the accidental death of the groom throws an understandable wringer into the nuptials, and the almost-to-be-bride (Garner) struggles to come to grips with events. Doesn't sound much like a comedy, does it? But when she moves in with her fiancée's roommates, all sorts of interpersonal frictions and attractions begin to surface, with humorous affect. And when she discovers that there may have been an affair and a child she had no clue about, the comedy becomes bittersweet and more than slightly convoluted.

A bit of a romantic comedy, a bit of a character study. Good ensemble cast.

(15-Apr-07)

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