"The Romantics" looked like it could have been a light-hearted chick flick full of laughs. Instead, it was a disturbing drama about a bunch of spoiled Yale grads who feel they can sleep around, do drugs, and ignore the meaning of marriage. The movie stars Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Elijah Wood, Candice Bergen, and Anna Paquin, but all their performances were duds. The whole premise of the story is that Duhamel is going to marry Paquin, and Paquin has asked Holmes to be her maid of honor even though she stole her fiance from Holmes. Throughout the film, I am appalled that Paquin's character would steal her college roommate's boyfriend, ask her to be the maid of honor at the wedding, and ignore the fact that her fiance is cheating on her with her roommate. In the film, other married couples decide to hook up with friends like it is no big deal. This film might explain why the divorce rate is so high. I found the film to be overly indulgent and depressing. Don't watch it. You will be disappointed.
It gets 2 ½ out of 5 stars.
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