11.18.04

(this was written write after watching the film last nov.18...)

            Amidst the loaded (and dreaded) day I would have tomorrow, i.e., a hot seat in PA 143 and a lethargic late afternoon with  PA 161, I decided to spent the night with Josh Hartnett instead of Weber, Fayoll, Taylor or De Castro and Reyes.  A real Hartnett admirer, I even had to violate our dorm rule—I didn’t attend the GA—and forgo watching Lover’s in Paris (sigh**) which completes my day! But what’s important is, I enjoyed the movie.

          Wicker Park is a romantic drama, not really an erotic one which I had presumed.  It tells what obsession is from true love.  The deception in Killing Me Softly,  and the obsession of Unfaithful are all in the film.  But the erotic and sexual acrobatics (as Yze would describe Unfaithful) found in those two aren’t seen in Wicker Park—it’s PG-13!  But then again, I was happy enough to see Josh’s well-built body, minus the rippled abs but still sexy.

          Wicker Park was a story of Matthew (HArtnett)and Lisa (Diane Kruger),

          The film was good, as good as I wasn’t able to hide my tears from LA in spite of the cold darkness inside the cinema.  I was even teased, “hindi lang pala Korean films ang iniiyakan ko!”  Well, I know I have grown mushy because of My Sassy Girl, The Classic and other Asian films.  But Wicker Park was different.  It’s not mushy.  There’s no tree where the couple hang out or keep their love box, or time capsule.  I enjoy sad endings and I want sad endings because I  like the feel when I burst out crying with all the emotions coming out.  Poignant love stories, I’m a sucker for that.  But this one’s different, I wanted it to end happily, blissfully and the old couple, Matthew (Hartnett) and Lisa (Diane Kruger) be back in each other’s arms...*sigh*