Darin
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
squiffany
I had heard about on the line before....people had said that this was one of the worst movies ever. So when at 2 o clock in the morning it came on the TV. I thought lets see how bad this is.But you know what...I don't think it was the actors that where bad it was the movie makers themselves. The plot was bad and so was the script. It was never gonna be Oscar winning but this film could of been something more. We had so many transient characters that there is no ending for them leaving people thinking.....what happened to Abbie's boyfriend or even the bad guy who went to school with Kevin....What the hell happened to these people did they just fall off the script. The plot did have the ending that the audience would of wanted but in the end u didn't care for these people...You just wanted this to end and thats a shame Cos lance and joey weren't the worst actors I have ever seen. all know Justin Timberlake was awful as a camp make up artist at the the end. Next time u watch this film don't let the movie makers get in the way
Richard (nightc1)
My wife and I were flipping through the channels last night and ended up on Encore's Love movie channel and this came on. I had no clue about who the actors in the movie were (I'm nearly 30) but we started watching anyway as the plot sounded interesting. The first thing to note is this movie is a sappy romantic comedy. But there's a big emphasis I want to make on "Comedy" as much of the humor triggered laughter in both myself and my wife.It was definitely a great romantic comedy in my book. You can't help but feel for the lead character as he searches for the girl he so perfectly connected with while commuting on the Chicago train/subway system. The friends of the lead character are all funny yet also have some genuine likable qualities as well. Great acting all around.Definitely give it a watch if you have the opportunity. Just know what kind of movie it is an enjoy. Who knows, maybe you'll catch it on Encore's Love movie channel like my wife and I did.
Tin Man-5
It's repulsive to me when I see singers trying to use their success as an excuse to try acting. It's like they look in the mirror and they see Marlon Brando staring back at them (because we're all drama kings and queens on the inside anyway), and since they have the money and influence, they decide to give acting a shot. So, parts that could have gone to rising stars go to singers with enough star power to attempt a shot at the Hollywood spotlight. A good idea? From what I have seen of singers-turned-actors, with the exception of Will Smith, the late Frank Sinatra, Jon Bon Jovi, and Kevin Max (of dc Talk), no singer has the business of trying to be an actor. Period. Bass and Fatone, AKA "Lance" and "Joey," as they have been dubbed by all the users here writing about how amazing this film is (who, apparently, are on a first-name basis with NSync) fall into that category. Fatone mistakes characterization for making loud, obnoxious fart-noises, and Bass thinks that raising those big, bushy eyebrows and looking wide-eyed substitutes for boyish-charms. No, actually...there's no charm there. It's just boyish, "Lance."Granted, if the movie had been any good, we could forgive Bass and Fatone's horrid performances (and Richie Sambora for that matter--a brillaint guitarist who needs to stick to the guitar) and focus on the intelligence of the script. Unfortunately, there's nothing here we haven't already seen before. The "keeps missing each other by a split second" plot is played up to the max (and I do mean MAX! Not one cliche is left unturned), as is the "Hey, you're my best friend and you betrayed me by dating my girl!" misunderstanding, which would, I am convinced, never be a subplot in a movie ever again if either party would just stick around and explain themselves. If my negative review isn't clear enough, that doesn't happen in this movie.It's a sad thing when you can watch a trailer to a film and have the movie figured out, down to the very "t," before you walk into a movie. I'm one of those guys who likes to insist that films aren't cheap entertainment, but rather, an overlooked expression of art. Make a mental note: Anyone who would ever attempt to prove my claim wrong could reference this film, and I would be helpless to reply. As far as the "chick-flick" genre goes, this one is near the bottom ("Pearl Harbor" being the VERY bottom of the list). As far as movies in general go, this one is beyond the bottom of the list, and is dangling somewhere in "bad-movie" hell, wondering what went wrong. Ironically, the same can be said for NSync's career about now, too.I can't help it....I'm going to say it...Forgive me, but I cannot resist: To On the Line I say...."BYE BYE BYE!!!!"Sorry.1/2 out of ****
MLDinTN
If you are over 12, don't waste your time watching this. This movie is unoriginal and obviously made for the pre-teens since the 2 leads are from NSYNC. And the product placement just made a bad film awful. From the first 5 minutes when I saw the kid holding McDonald's french fries, I knew this was going no where fast.
I kept looking for Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks to show up since this is basically Sleepless in Seattle/You've Got Mail. The only character that shows promise is Joey Fatone's, which is hard for me to believe since I don't really think he's got anything in NSYNC. And Abby and Kevin never had enough screen time together to see if they had any chemistry. Not to mention, we never find out what happened to her boyfriend. Did she ever dump him?
FINAL VERDICT: If you are looking for a cheesy pre-teen romance, then this is right up your alley. Otherwise, you probably should avoid this unless you are looking for some zzz...
