Elizabethtown
2005
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Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Srandon, Paul Schneider, Bruce McGill
Drew is a failed shoe designer who is just about to off himself when he hears about his father's death. There's new hope when he meets a cute air stewardess on the flight to the funeral in Kentucky. Cameron Crowe has thrown everything in this concoction, except a cohesive script. Whimsical characters, pointless dialogue and unfunny little vignettes ultimately add up to nothing. He expects us to find Kirsten Dunst's character kooky and adorable, but she ends up feeling more like a psychotic stalker. Crowe also disappoints with his usually reliable soundtrack, as he opts for the umpteenth Elton John song to underline a point.
