Review of Melinda and Melinda (2004) by Laila E — 27 Nov 2010

I was all prepared to adore this film, and for much of it I did. The back-and-forth telling of the story was fascinating, finding the similarities and differences between the two stories. The drama was compelling and the comedy, while not hysterical, made me chuckle.

And then . . . it all just stopped. Ended. Didn't go anywhere. It was like they said, "Oh, shoot, we've only got ten minutes left and have to end both plots. Um . . . okay, this'll work.

" Perhaps that was intentional, but for me it just left me feeling a bit cheated. (Also, I was really hoping that each person's story would turn into the other's. At one point, it looked like the drama was morphing toward romantic comedy, and I began anticipating the trading of styles .

. . and then it never happened. Pooh.) But high marks to it for keeping me entertained the first three-quarters of the way.