A Disappointing Continuation

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I may like love stories, but some of the ones I've seen are pretty cliché. But this one is different. Instead of a man seeing a woman walking down a street or working at a store, it's a man working as a janitor at a looney place and safe a woman's life from a creep and the woman followed him but never been on the outside world. When I watched it for the first time, I couldn't stop laughing and loving this brilliant movie. I love how when they continue their journey on the road they ended up falling in love with each other and called themselves a couple. If you want a different love story, this might be the one for you to watch and love.

When I read, that the movie is about a mental patient, I thought it would be a lot more serious and difficult to watch. But instead we got a feel good butterfly romance with road trip and happy end. As a romantic comedy, it's really heartwarming and relaxing. But the way mental patients are portrayed is nowhere near reality. Even if she isn't schizophrenic and has just some post-traumatic stress, I don't think she would behave like a new born puppy all the time. Besieds that, the whole movie was very enjoyable to watch and I would probably watch the original German version, too. The plot idea is more original than from most other romantic movies, so that's something.

Everything in this movie works well together. The acting (which was spot on). The complex character growth is natural and relatable. The directing, soundtrack, musical score, writing, & the plot as a whole made me leave the movie feeling the emotion of love. I just happened on this movie while at home sick from work. Though it is not a complex movie, it does not need to be in order for most people to relate to one, some, or all of the characters. This movie touched on most emotions. Throughout the movie I laughed out loud, cried, was angry & tense, disappointed, stimulated, & relieved. A sign of a well scripted movie (in my humble opinion).This is the feel good movie that you seek out to watch that will make your day better. It is a well rounded romantic comedy! The Perfect date night movie for those that believe their love is a little crazy; whilst the world's view of it is crazier.

Barefoot (2014)You want to like this kind of movie, with a slightly offbeat, romantic, comic plot. I mean, it's a feel good, laugh along intention—that falls a bit flat, especially in the first half. And it's no fault of the two leads, mainly Evan Rachel Wood, who plays a slightly disoriented young woman living for some reason in a mental institution. Across from her is a solid if generic Scott Speedman, who is a troubled rich kid now just a janitor at the same institution. The two, who meet of course unsuspecting what is going to happen, might not have chemistry, and they aren't simmering in any way, but they are compelling as individuals on the screen—that's a lot.The writing is clunky and forced on us, however, both in the overall idea and its lurches and turns and in the details, the dialog, the nuances (the few there are). This kills a lot of the good energy of the actors. Add some very blasé directing, patching together a few parts, glossing over some idiocy, and not quite leveraging the talent on hand, and you have a troubled movie. But shamefully so.And that's why I could keep watching. There is enough latent sincerity here it makes you hang on. And like what does in fact work. There are plot twists and character changes that are completely false, however, so the end result is a kind of let down, even if you feel good about the result at the same time.