Review: Catch and Release

One of the more depressing twin movies, this was viewed by Daphne and Di during an impromptu sleepover after taking the parents to Hermosa Beach. Jennifer Garner isn't her usual perky self, like in 13 Going on 30 (I hated that movie, despite what the twins said about it); On the contrary, she plays Gray, a woman mourning the loss of her fiancee. She moves in with his 2 best friends (Kevin Smith is awfully heavy), who are also grieving and housing Fritz, one of their good friends from LA (the film is set in Colorado). During the movie, Gray finds out that her beloved was cheating on her and may have a young son. He was supporting the mother of his kid, but she wasn't getting money (since he was dead), so she brings the son to Colorado with her to see what was going on. In addition to her being there, Gray starts falling for Fritz, despite the fact that she was stuck in the bathroom during the funeral while he was hooking up with a caterer. This lost him many points with Di, but I still liked him. This is not one of the better twin flixs. It's good, but also depressing and kind of off. It's not that funny, but it holds interest. Worth seeing if you're in a mood for a twin movie, but not that much of a feel-good one. My mother watched 10 minutes of it (during a sad scene) and was crying. That explains the middle of the movie. Worth a rental, but not a good date movie or girls night in. 2 viewing companions tops for this one, folks.