Love Happens movie review

April 3, 2010 - #1/100
Love Happens (2009)

Oh, where do I begin? For a while, I had been wanting to see this movie. I have liked Aaron Eckhart's acting ever since I saw him in Conversations With Other Women, starring Helena Bonham Carter. But, Love Happens definitely didn't live up to my expectations. Burke (Aaron Eckhart) is a man who lost his wife three years ago, and writes a book about ways to deal with losing a loved one. His book becomes popular and he holds a sort of conference where people from all over come to figure out ways to get over losing a loved one. Although Burke teaches others how to deal with the pain, he himself hasn't overcome his own loss. In comes Eloise (Jennifer Aniston). Before viewing this movie, I was under the impression that the movie would be mostly about Burke learning to love again. I was wrong. Instead, Eloise basically tried to help Burke realize the need to take his own advice for once. I just didn't really see much of a connection between the two. They lacked chemistry. Also, I was expecting more of a slightly depressing, yet romantic movie. But, pretty much every single scene of the movie was depressing. Don't get me wrong; the acting in this movie isn't bad at all. But, the movie seriously lacks in so many ways. First, I became somewhat bored during the movie. It didn't keep my attention very well. It seemed to drag on in several spots. Nothing huge or monumental took place. Second, when the movie ended, I was confused about certain areas of the movie. There seemed to be things left unanswered. Overall, this wouldn't be a movie that I'd ever want to watch again.

I gave this movie 4/10 stars on imdb.com.