Admittedly, I don't like either of the leads that much. That may have partially coloured my opinion. I have to say, however, they have good singing voices and that was a nice surprise.
Of course, the portrayal of therapy and that of a professional therapist is ludicrous. The first few "therapy sessions" were difficult to watch, for me. For a therapist, the woman was very impatient. Imagine any kind of rehabilitation therapist giving up that quickly on something that wasn't working. I would expect that, for the patient, it was very unsettling. Not to mention the absurd approach of the "assessment" session, family sitting in on sessions and even deciding what happens and when it should end or pause (?!). No way! All this is completely absurd.
She is promised graduation and a job if she heals the professor's brother, although her academic work is lacking. Really?! Finally, she moved in with the family, for 2 weeks, when she only had one session per day. She isn't a nanny or maid, it turns out that she lives within driving distance (since she went to help her friend with the flowers and got back afterwards with no problems. Why would she move in?!
Ignore everything that has to do with a professional person behaving professionally. Accept that this is just another one of the standard romances with absurd situations bringing people together in an unbelievable fashion, and you will be fine.
The singing is not all bad but the way it happens is kind of ridiculous, almost every time.
The final song, I wish it had been only the guy singing it, although I understand the idea behind the duet. But the way she sings, it's like she has some kind of attention deficit disorder. It is like she was singing something else, rock-and-roll, maybe. It is in total contradiction with what they are trying to accomplish and with the guy's nice and soft voice. It was frustrating if you wanted to enjoy the song. I would have believed it more if the "patient" got up, took the microphone out of her hand, beat her over the head with it, then sang the song himself.
Her best friend had some good moments but a lot of annoying ones, too. I wish they would stop with the "woman desperately looking for a man and making a fool of herself in the process" stereotype in these movies.
All-in-all, there are some good moments so it's not a complete waste of time, if you are in the mood for this kind of movie, especially if you like any of the leads, but skip cringe moments and totally suspend disbelief.
Of course, the portrayal of therapy and that of a professional therapist is ludicrous. The first few "therapy sessions" were difficult to watch, for me. For a therapist, the woman was very impatient. Imagine any kind of rehabilitation therapist giving up that quickly on something that wasn't working. I would expect that, for the patient, it was very unsettling. Not to mention the absurd approach of the "assessment" session, family sitting in on sessions and even deciding what happens and when it should end or pause (?!). No way! All this is completely absurd.
She is promised graduation and a job if she heals the professor's brother, although her academic work is lacking. Really?! Finally, she moved in with the family, for 2 weeks, when she only had one session per day. She isn't a nanny or maid, it turns out that she lives within driving distance (since she went to help her friend with the flowers and got back afterwards with no problems. Why would she move in?!
Ignore everything that has to do with a professional person behaving professionally. Accept that this is just another one of the standard romances with absurd situations bringing people together in an unbelievable fashion, and you will be fine.
The singing is not all bad but the way it happens is kind of ridiculous, almost every time.
The final song, I wish it had been only the guy singing it, although I understand the idea behind the duet. But the way she sings, it's like she has some kind of attention deficit disorder. It is like she was singing something else, rock-and-roll, maybe. It is in total contradiction with what they are trying to accomplish and with the guy's nice and soft voice. It was frustrating if you wanted to enjoy the song. I would have believed it more if the "patient" got up, took the microphone out of her hand, beat her over the head with it, then sang the song himself.
Her best friend had some good moments but a lot of annoying ones, too. I wish they would stop with the "woman desperately looking for a man and making a fool of herself in the process" stereotype in these movies.
All-in-all, there are some good moments so it's not a complete waste of time, if you are in the mood for this kind of movie, especially if you like any of the leads, but skip cringe moments and totally suspend disbelief.