I was warned by numerous people, prior to watching this film, that I would hate it. So, with this preconceived idea that this film would not meet my standards, I began watching. It’s never a good idea to step into a film with the notion that it will lack the necessary elements to impress you. With that being said, I struggled to buy into the film at any point and, ultimately, found that the warnings made to me were quite true.The hardest part of the film to move past was the characters. Sandra Bullock’s Sidda (I also have a bone to pick with the decision to name a person Siddalee) and Ellen Burstyn’s Vivi are two of the worst characters that I’ve ever seen in a film. The two are catty, petty, entitled and truly frustrating. I believe that I struggled so much to enjoy this film due to the fact that these characters were so difficult to appreciate. I must say, however, that in order to pull off such frustrating and unamusing characters, Bullock and Burstyn had to perform at a very high level. I can only hope that the two actors are nothing like their characters in real life, making these performances truly amazing. Angus Macfadyen was the saving grace of this film. His character (Connor) was about as close to a balance of personalities that director Callie Khouri could have gotten. He was level headed, he was kind and he regularly went out of his way to make sure that these seemingly insatiable characters in the film were provided with the help that they needed. I found the way in which the story was told to be interesting. The fact that it bounced between multiple time periods caused the audience to remain on their feet and focused throughout. While some aspects of the film were enjoyable, the choice to make many of the characters horribly annoying took away any chance that I would enjoy the film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279778/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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