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One of the best romantic comedies in years!, 12 March 2009
10/10
Author: yoghurtgirl from Los Angeles, California

This is one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in years. I went to see this with a friend of mine who's in his upper thirties and I'm in my mid twenties and we both laughed so hard. There's none of the commercial, fake feel some romantic comedies have, or the ones that try to be funny and are not, this is a daring romantic comedy, really in tune with our times that breaks with some stereotypes.

Great acting, both by the adults and the kids (you can't help falling in love with Justin Bartha and this is some of the best performances I've seen from Catherine Zeta Jones, like a million times better than Intolerable Cruelty), interesting storyline, nice imagery of New York City and a movie I want to see again!

I hope it gets a wide release soon.

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another great romantic comedy, 21 February 2009
8/10
Author: eanthon from Los Angeles, CA

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I went to see this at a screening this week and took a friend, I'm 33, he's 23... perfect "couple" for this film. We both enjoyed the film and found it in the same vein as some of the great romantic comedies. I love that older women can still be attractive and younger men can "step up" to the responsibility of being with a woman with kids. Some guy friends said that was a deal breaker for them. I am certain that with this film you will see more relationships with older women/younger men out in the open. Best part of the film was when Aram & Sandy were going at it on the couch while her kids were asleep. They are caught in the act when Frank Jr. comes out and asks "Did you just pee on my mom?" I think our entire theatre died of laughter. Oh the trials of dating when you have kids!

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A great show for all romantics., 8 November 2009
8/10
Author: Mr_GrowlTiger from Canada

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I loved this movie. But then again I just watch a movie to be entertained and get away from daily life, I do like a bit of a "dreamworld" to come out and help you with that, whether it's to be wowed or I watch to be entertained and scared witless or cry with laughter..

I am not one of the "pseudo-critics" that have to trash every movie I watch just because they didn't understand the message or just plainly didn't understand. Lets take {Poordeadking} on 3 November 2009 that commented on this movie as an example. I just wonder... did he/she really watch it at all? Never-mind I never really listen to a flat-out Victorian follower's comment even if they might have some substance. Just because the actor/character comes home with a child... does that mean that he is aiming for a love-affair with a child? If that is what the meaning of that comment is then the commenter just have a sick imagination or suffers from suppressed darker/twisted needs to be fulfilled. With that I mean that looking at everything from the darker side of life.

I quote: "You fell in love with a little boy? And then what, you just decided he was your son? What made the people behind The Rebound think this is acceptable, or believable?" end of quote.

I guess that - for example Angelina Jolie and Madonna, find and fall in love with a child there are darker motives behind their actions. I can only assume that's what Poordeadking means. But he or she doesn't like anything that he/she have commented on so far anyways. If its not bound in "true reality" like one of the seven wonders of the world of television that comes from Great Britain as Emmerdale Farm, Coronation Street or Doctor Who then I guess it's not worth watching. I suggest that the shows/movies all you berates... don't look then, turn it off leave the theatre etc. There must be some really bitter old souls that thrives in giving out a dozen negatives for every positive. Get a life.

As I earlier said I love a good movie for what it is, an escape from our sometimes boring and dull life.

Alas I do have to admit that I must admit to agree with Poordeadking on one point. I too encourage people to go and see this movie. It's a good one.

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Loved it!!!!, 8 November 2009
10/10
Author: Lynkae from United States

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This film was absolutely great. I went on a really big emotional roller coaster with it. There were some scenes where I was laughing so hard that I ended up crying (the part where Frankie found Justin and Catherine going at it on the couch) and there were times i just felt like crying because of what they were going through (the time where the found out about the ectopic pregnancy). I was impressed that the writers of this film decided to have them split up, instead of having things just work out wonderfully, as most romantic comedies do. But, i did also like the fact that they ended up seeing each other at the end again, and not really showing how that would lead out. I LOVED THIS FILM!!!!!!

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A sick and horrible movie, 3 November 2009
1/10
Author: Poordeadking from United Kingdom

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Please note: I use the term 'producers' with reference to the entire band of freaks who produced this film, rather than to those officially credited as 'Producers'.

Some IMDb members have speculated that The Rebound might be closely based upon director Bart Freundlich's own life and experience, so in this respect the film might make some sense as a woefully-executed contrarian vanity piece – but if that IS the case, we must unfortunately assume that Mr Freundlich is a creepy idiot.

I could go on for hours about this horrendously twisted film, but I'm getting angry just writing about it, so I'll keep it fairly brief.

First, let it be known that I'm no prude. I'm even a fan of smut and toilet humour if it's well-executed and genre-defined. But for such wildly inappropriate muck to masquerade as a romantic comedy is just terrible.

The idiot producers of The Rebound clearly thought it would be OK to have the kids in the film spout pure filth all the time. Even when they're not spewing profanities or casually conversing with adults about sex, they're standing around while everyone else does. That's just wrong. It's not funny, in fact it's pretty creepy.

And there seems to be a gratuitous over-abundance of this kind of stuff. The family in The Rebound- CZJ and her horrible children - seem to be very unlucky when it comes to vagabonds exposing themselves to the kids on the streets of New York, in fact it happens twice in the film. Why is this? What made the producers think this is funny?

There is no character development in The Rebound, in fact there are no actual characters, just people that stuff happens to. The dialogue is stilted and vacuous and irritating and the plot is so wildly unbelievable that it's barely worth mentioning. What sort of mother lets the guy from the coffee shop - whom she's just met - babysit her kids?

What topped the madness off for me was the film's insane ending, where the main character Aram Finkelstein - on his trip round the world after vainly attempting to court Catherine Zeta Jones and her kids - passes a young Bangladeshi boy on the steps of some religious temple and they exchange a furtive, coy little glance. I thought, 'Surely this guy isn't about to start wooing the kid? Surely not?' But sure as hell, after Aram's soul-searching period, he returns home to introduce the kid as his new son, gushing: "We met in Bangladesh and just fell in love with each other". Seriously - I kid you not.

You fell in love with a little boy? And then what, you just decided he was your son? What made the people behind The Rebound think this is acceptable, or believable?

But do the producers even care that The Rebound makes no sense? Do they care that it's so artless and stupid and lacking in any redeeming qualities? I'm actually beginning to think this film is just some kind of cultish indoctrination piece with an ulterior motive. That's the only explanation I can think of for such a smutty and morally indigent piece of trash.

I'd encourage people to see this film, if only for the opportunity to witness Hollywood at its absolute lowest ebb. This film is stupid and sick.

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