Hmm, a decent romantic comedy. Formulaic, cute, light-hearted. The sweethearts come from different sides of the track, and there's the complication of a parent-approved rich boy who throws a wrench into the works. Fine, a comedy that hinges on how things can go wrong despite the best of intentions.
The ending, predictable as it is, has magical camera-work. As the protagonist runs to his woman, the sense of all-out speed is phenomenal. The way the foreground objects zip by as the camera tries to keep up with Ashton on a semi-parallel track -- man, looks like he is hauling it. They probably sped up the film a tad in the editing room, from the looks of it. Such a tremendous moment in that movie, and it lasted all of about 3 seconds. Great music, great tracking by the camera, my heart leapt.
I wouldn't normally recommend a movie for a singular moment in one scene of a movie, but for aficionados of skilled camera-work, I certainly do. You can glean how to make something look very fast on film ....
The ending, predictable as it is, has magical camera-work. As the protagonist runs to his woman, the sense of all-out speed is phenomenal. The way the foreground objects zip by as the camera tries to keep up with Ashton on a semi-parallel track -- man, looks like he is hauling it. They probably sped up the film a tad in the editing room, from the looks of it. Such a tremendous moment in that movie, and it lasted all of about 3 seconds. Great music, great tracking by the camera, my heart leapt.
I wouldn't normally recommend a movie for a singular moment in one scene of a movie, but for aficionados of skilled camera-work, I certainly do. You can glean how to make something look very fast on film ....