
Since his parents died in a train crash, Will Donner refused to grow up and became an unemployed drifter, aimless except for one obsession: his undeclared love for neighborhood girl Emma Twist, whom he stalked at a distance throughout the country. When she, now an actress, returns to their home town for her terminally ill, grossly cynical father, Will stays with his unsympathetic, conventional brother Jim, whose wife and kid adore the free-spirited silly uncle, whom neighbori... (Full plot summary below)
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Since his parents died in a train crash, Will Donner refused to grow up and became an unemployed drifter, aimless except for one obsession: his undeclared love for neighborhood girl Emma Twist, whom he stalked at a distance throughout the country. When she, now an actress, returns to their home town for her terminally ill, grossly cynical father, Will stays with his unsympathetic, conventional brother Jim, whose wife and kid adore the free-spirited silly uncle, whom neighboring friend Joe and his family cheerfully put up. Now it's time to face Emma.
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| Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzAn indistinct romantic-dramedy-ish something or other about the rekindled romance of an actress (Rachel Bilson) and her childhood best friend (Tom Sturridge). |
| Christian Science MonitorAndy KleinA suggestion to screenwriters: Stop telling stalkers that their passion isn't misplaced and that the girl will come around in the end. It is, and she won't. Just give it up. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohAs annoyingly nonsensical as its title, this film makes a would-be compassionate case for-wait for it-stalkers. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairOppressively quirky from start to finish... |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIt strains both credulity and patience in its attempt to be different, and it leaves you feeling creeped out as well. |
| New York ObserverUna LaMarcheI'm not sure what went wrong with this picture. It could just be bad judgment on the part of screenwriter Steve Adams, who for all we know finds stalking adorable. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenI felt tentative stirrings of admiration for an indie movie that so aggressively flouts the hard-shelled conventions of romantic comedy. But more often than not, I felt suffocated by the gaseous sentimentality and lightheadedness of a story that drops in subplots that it can't begin to develop. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleIt's rare to find a movie protagonist who singularly fails on every count to be a compelling, sympathetic or even understandable figure. |
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrIt's not a love story. It's a stalker story. |
| Time OutLisa RosmanMaybe it's this soapy saga's cocktail of the worst of both the Lifetime network and self-consciously quirky indie cinema, but the strong supporting cast (including Jenkins and Blythe Danner) looks downright queasy in every frame. |