Product Details

• Actors: Winona Ryder, Ray Romano, Wes Bentley
• Directors: Geoff Haley
• Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001PJRATO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,170 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck (Wes Bentley, American Beauty) makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte (Winona Ryder, Girl, Interrupted), the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Evan has no choice but to lie about his relationship to her late, lamented brother. Curiously attracted by his evasive charms, a smitten Charlotte begins her pursuit, forcing Evan to juggle an amorous new girlfriend, a sarcastic new client (Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond) and an ever-increasing mountain of lies in this dark romantic comedy about a quirky young man who can't tell write from wrong.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars An ok stalker film, nothing grand on Blu, April 18, 2009

By	Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Ben Lomond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Admittedly, I think Ryder has found a niche for what she can convey professionally now. Between this and Sex & Death 101, she performs the stalker/scary girl quite well. Wes Bentley has always had that squint/scowl look, but his emotions were better parlayed in Ghost Rider than anything of note here.

This bizarre story of an unlikely poet writing suicide notes for clients gets injected with the VERY recently grieving cuckoo girl played by Winona. Through the coarse of his drab existence and her drunken acting, a strange bond develops built upon lies and bad dates. Ray Ramano plays one of his clients, but for his fans I would watch Eulogy again before this.

The picture is adequate and the grain/artifact is sparse. The DTS gets utilized rarely, maybe some sublime background sounds and one night club dance scene. Ray gets one good line, 47:05 is the only laugh out loud scene (can't write it) and the ending reminiscent of Office Space makes for the few good moments in an otherwise dreary film.

Playing it in the store attracted no one to it, and the flurry of misplaced F bombs are the only reason for the R rating. I would say the casting was done well for an inconsequential film, and I would stick with watching the other films I listed here if these actors are your favorites. The 10 minutes of deleted scenes and the Blu quality do not make this much of an owner, but probably a decent rental on a Sunday night.