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Movie Review: Elizabethtown

Here's the basic info on Elizabethtown: 
Released in 2005
Written and directed by Cameron Crowe (Vanilla Sky, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous)
Main Actors:  Orlando Bloom, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Kirsten Dunst

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Overview of the plot:  Main character, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) gets fired from his employer, learns of his father's death, and gets dumped by his girlfriend within a short time frame.  He heads to his father's hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to bring his father back to Oregon.  Along the way he meets quirky Claire Colburn (Kristen Dunst) and there is a spark of romance. 

My thoughts:  At first glance, this movie may appear to be one that would fall into the category of "Chick Flick" and only to be viewed by men on holidays or a birthday.  However, the movie's themes do not center around romance.  The romance adds to the story and carries the theme, but it is not dominate in the movie. 

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May 07, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)