I guess this film had good intentions. It means to be likable, and it is at times. But it so full of eccentricities and unmotivated cuteness, it never gets there. Saying and doing outrageous things works sometimes when done in moderation, but this is sort of an unbelievable odyssey where we lose interest about half way. Is there even a modicum of reality here, or is this some contrived fable? The two leads spar back and forth. We all know it's going to work out, but they are hiding secrets. The mere timing of things is so hard to swallow that we watch, agape. Also thrown in are all these local characters. Each is drawn up as some kind of personality with a history of unlikely behavior. They are in the way, but aren't they lovable. The principle figure is so unattractive personally (not physically) and in such a fairyland, he doesn't know what to do. All through the thing I kept saying, "For God's sake, do something." Then there's the wacko mother and all her shtick. Come on. You can create a world like this, but how about a little believability.
Review of Elizabethtown
