There isn't anything remotely unique or new about this independent rom com, but there's several things that "Take Me Home" does very right.
Firstly, you take two people attractive people--one of which is a dissatisfied married woman who isn't pleased with her life and the other is a lonely man struggling to find happiness--and shove them in a cab over a period of a few days with virtually no money and a lot of issues. This is a formula for a lusty affair full of passionate, tension-relieving sex according to most romantic comedies. But "Take Me Home" doesn't feel the need to resort to that. Sure, he may peep down her skirt through the rear-view mirror and they are also forced to sleep NEXT to each other (not with), but this film is relatively innocent. Despite the genre, there actually isn't a whole lot of romance. Instead, it's two people who learn more about themselves and each other as they journey across the United States. Though they're complete strangers, they get to know each other on a level that neither have them have achieved with anyone else. Not a whole lot of romance movies seem to take that route.
Some of the situations that the characters find themselves in are unrealistic and ridiculous, obviously only there to push along the relationship of these two characters and push them closer together. That is my major complaint with this movie and what makes it hard to separate from the ocean of bland romance movies awash with horribly contrived plots and underdeveloped characters. Even still, it's a nice little film with some gorgeous scenes and shots and an understated, simple love story. In addition, the soundtrack (comprised mostly of songs by Bootstraps) is phenomenal and sets the overall feeling of the film fantastically.
There isn't anything remotely unique or new about this independent rom com, but there's several things that "Take Me Home" does very right.
Firstly, you take two people attractive people--one of which is a dissatisfied married woman who isn't pleased with her life and the other is a lonely man struggling to find happiness--and shove them in a cab over a period of a few days with virtually no money and a lot of issues. This is a formula for a lusty affair full of passionate, tension-relieving sex according to most romantic comedies. But "Take Me Home" doesn't feel the need to resort to that. Sure, he may peep down her skirt through the rear-view mirror and they are also forced to sleep NEXT to each other (not with), but this film is relatively innocent. Despite the genre, there actually isn't a whole lot of romance. Instead, it's two people who learn more about themselves and each other as they journey across the United States. Though they're complete strangers, they get to know each other on a level that neither have them have achieved with anyone else. Not a whole lot of romance movies seem to take that route.
Some of the situations that the characters find themselves in are unrealistic and ridiculous, obviously only there to push along the relationship of these two characters and push them closer together. That is my major complaint with this movie and what makes it hard to separate from the ocean of bland romance movies awash with horribly contrived plots and underdeveloped characters. Even still, it's a nice little film with some gorgeous scenes and shots and an understated, simple love story. In addition, the soundtrack (comprised mostly of songs by Bootstraps) is phenomenal and sets the overall feeling of the film fantastically.
