This is a romance presented as a sequence of episodes between the boy and the girl while they are studying at UC Berkeley. This is a simple film and it appears from IMDb comments that people either love or hate the style.
For me the great strengths of the film are the thoughtful general arc of the story and the engrossing qualities actress Claire Forlani brings to scenes of one-to-one conversation. The development of the central friendship within the arc of the story is in many respects true to life and human nature. The comic diversions also work for me.
The weaknesses of the film are the beginning and ending which are abrupt and unconvincing. We do not have any sense of the two characters' inner emotional reactions once things have changed. (European filmmakers do these aspects better.)
For the gems in the middle this film is one of my favourites.
For me the great strengths of the film are the thoughtful general arc of the story and the engrossing qualities actress Claire Forlani brings to scenes of one-to-one conversation. The development of the central friendship within the arc of the story is in many respects true to life and human nature. The comic diversions also work for me.
The weaknesses of the film are the beginning and ending which are abrupt and unconvincing. We do not have any sense of the two characters' inner emotional reactions once things have changed. (European filmmakers do these aspects better.)
For the gems in the middle this film is one of my favourites.