Review of Dedication (2007) by Tyler M — 03 Sep 2007

Far from a perfect movie, I agree with a lot of the criticism that critics are tossing at this flick, but overall I don't think its inability to find its tone and its tendency toward the formulaic really take away that much from the film.

In fact, it's inability to settle into a tone, mood or visual style actually merely mimic structurally the main character's inability to settle into one specific static character-type. And anyways, even if you find some of the directing annoying, one can't not appreciate the fantastic performances from Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Balaban and Dianne Wiest.