Love Happens

I like watching romantic comedies even though most of the time it's usually cheesy and predictable. And that's what I thought Love Happens was going to be like, however it isn't. Love Happens is a romantic comedy-drama starring Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston. The movie is about a man named Burke Ryan(Eckhart) who copes with the death of his wife(car accident) by releasing a book, "A-Okay!" which becomes a huge best seller and helps him become a self-help guru. Burke goes on a business trip to Seattle, Washington to have a grief seminar to help people like him overcome losing loved ones(car accidents,cancer,etc.). While there he meets and falls in love with a florist named Eloise(Aniston), who just broke up with her musician boyfriend.
He also sees his father-in-law(Martin Sheen), who thinks he's not over his wife's death. Aaron Eckhart, who I think did a fantastic job in last year's, The Dark Knight, does a good job with this role and Jennifer Aniston, who I usually think plays the same characters over and over again, does a decent job with this role. The supporting cast(Martin Sheen, Dan Fogler as Burke's manager, Lane, Judy Greer as Eloise's friend-co-worker, Marty, and John Carroll Lynch as Walter, a grieving father in Burke's seminar) does a decent job in this movie. One cool part of the movie was that it was set in Seattle(which I've been many times since my dad used to live there) so it was really cool seeing the places I've been to onscreen. I think the weakest part of the movie was there wasn't really a lot of funny moments, since it was mostly drama and sad moments. Although the funniest part to me was the scene in which Burke sneaks into his father-in-law's house to steal their parrot, Rocky(who belonged to his late wife) and setting it free into the wild. When he sees his father-in-law at one of his seminars, he tells Burke that he's not mad at him for taking Rocky because he thought it annoyed him. But in a later scene, Rocky somehow flies back to his house to his dismay. Overall, if you like romantic comedies but not a big fan of sad moments, I suggest you don't see this movie. But if you don't mind sad moments or you'll a big fan of the actors, I suggest you watch this movie. Overall, it's a good, not great, romantic comedy-drama.

I give this movie 2 out of 5 stars
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