Anywayz, I'm here to talk about the movie rather than my own qualms of grabbing from the Internet. So, I didn't exactly read the synopsis for the film, I only knew someone rather dashing was acting in it & even though I wasn't much of a big fan before -rather, I watched from afar, near the sidelines as hordes of marauding females gathered around-, well, I can say this. I bloody am a big fan now!!
There wasn't much of a hype on Elizabethtown, just that this hunk was playing the lead male character. Drew Bailor, gets fired from his high-paying job as a shoe desginer when his company loses about US$1 BILLION from his very own shoe design, meaning that his creation was rejected. Added to that insult, the girl he's been pinning for -or so he THOUGHT was pinning for him- suddenly gives him the cold shoulder & he's now regarded as the pariah of the company.
As he decides to plot his suicide, a phonecall from home announces the death of his father stalls his plans & brings him to the sleepy town of Elizabethtown in Louisville, Kentucky where he has to prepare his father's funeral & memorial service out on his own while his mother & sister stay in Oregon until the day of the service. Now, before you go pronouncing it all wrong, here's how it's pronounced. It's Luovolle. Complicated, I know but well, that was how it was pronounced in the movie.
So, there his journey begins as he meets up with a kooky flight attendant on his way. It's irritating the way she keeps on bugging him on the flight, even though it seems helpful that she drew him a map, but to keep emphasizing on the fact that he needs to keep to exit 60B. "Remember, it's 60B!!" she calls as he walks out from the plane. "60B!! Don't forget, it's 60B!! 60B!!!'
God, woman!!
Ohh Orli, Orli, quite contrary; WHY did you have to star opposite skinny Kirsten Dunst?? That was the part that I didn't get. She went around almost throwing herself at him & he ends up falling in love with her just because she sorta taught him that life isn't just about being successful with all the fame and fortune; it's embracing the whole concept of life itself in its fullness, being with the people you love who love you back.
Exactly WHY did I continue watching this movie & not stop it halfway & just delete it altogether?? Well, you could say curiosity ate at me & yes, it was because of this man that made me just not have the heart to throw it in the trash. Here, I'll show you what I mean:
Ohh, my gaaaaawd, Orli!! Everytime he smiles like that first picture, you can imagine how my reaction was. And believe me, there was plenty where those came from. So, now you see my dilemma??
And I still don't get the whole part as to why the heck was Kirsten Dunst there altogether. If I thought Kiera Knightley was ugh, well, suffice to say Kirsten Dunst is ugh-er. She should've just stuck to seducing either Tobey Maguire or James Franco, both of whom are actors in the blockbuster Spiderman 1 & 2.
Another plus that had me glued to my screen in the wee hours of the morn at about, oh say, around 2am to 4am, was the fact that Mr. Orlando 'Can't-Stop-Smiling-Charisma-Oozing' Bloom had a fake American accent on that is definitely drool-worthy to all fans. It bloody can't get better than that!!
In case you were wondering, this handsome hunk hails from the British Isles & like duhh, he ain't American. So, oh my gaaawd, that ACCENT!! Sure beats listening to the half-broken voices of David Beckham & Steven Gerrard on ESPN. And Frank Lampard's one as well, & not forgetting Joe Cole & while we're at it, probably half the English lads playing footie as well.
And aaaaaaahhhhh!! HE'S A MANCHESTER UNITED FAN!! *SCREEEEAMS!!* Atta boy!!
Anywayz, you can guess what a feat it is to adopt an American accent, what with all the slangs & jargon. His character here is so different from all the swashbuckling action of the pirate he was in Pirates Of The Carribbean & the bow-&-arrow wielding skills he possessed while playing Legolas in LOTR. Come to think of it, I think this is the first time he's played an actual contemporary character instead of those other-worldly ones he's most known for.
Actually, I was caught by his presence while watching Pirates & so I thought to myself, I have GOT to have a peek at Elizabethtown & really catch a glimpse of what this guy is really all about. Rom-com as it was, it didn't quite pique my interest as it should have but well, it was Kirsten Dunst & who the heck likes Kirsten Dunst, right??
So, these two ended up sleeping together like, for a one night stand thing, I guess which was very disappointing. Like, cheap *toooooooooootz*. And Orli, we expected better from you!!
The movie ends with Drew taking a roadtrip after his father's burial service -although his father was cremated in the end- instructions PLUS a map courtesy of the ever-so-gatal Kirsten, playing Claire, all packed in a nice red box for him to take on the trip together with his dad.
Now, that was the sweet part of the movie. Going on a roadtrip with just your father beside you in his urn, wondering why the heck the two of you hadn't done this earlier before he passed on. Wherever Drew went, the urn went with him as he set his sights on landmarks that Claire had pointed out in her instruction booklet. And as he went by, he sprinkles a handful of his father's ashes, be it on a building or across the highway or at Dinosaur Land.
How touching!! *wipes a tear from eyes*
Anywayz, I guess you could say it was a deep movie, only if you analyze it enough. At a glance, the movie is a flake because even the most romantic moments didn't really do much for me & the most funniest moments went pretty stale. If that does'nt convince you to take a glimpse into this movie, then do it for the sake of hearing Orli getting his American accent spot on. Orlando Bloom did a great job; hell, if one has the ability to take on an accent for a movie, then that is a feat in itself.
And if you're wondering, no, I haven't deleted the movie yet; I don't know why. It must be the overload of Mr. Bloom's everlasting charm. *sighz dreamily*
Move aside for awhile, Keanu Reeves & make way for Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom!!
Laterz...
Lenny GodGilla Xabs
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