Review of Personal Effects (2009) by Enrica C — 09 Jan 2011

I can't see why many people hated this movie. "Personal Effects" is sad, nostalgic and makes you appreciate your simple, easy life. It's about loosing the most beloved people who surround you, but it's also about the many connections that that loosing might lead to. Michelle Pfeiffer and Ashton Kutcher were good in their respective roles; the main characters all had something in common and something to share so it's not so difficult to understand where all this is leading us.

To me the first scene is really strong - the whole story is told by a deaf teenager whom father has been killed by a gunshot. This points out a lot of tragic facts and emotions that will stay with us till the end of the movie.

"Personal Effects" is well acted, has some good dialogues here and there. Overall it's a pleasant movie to watch. I'm not really sure about what kept me sitting there for almost two hours, but something did - I found this movie really intense.