the absence of signs
New month, gonna drift into a theme, start with a little romantic comedy, see where it takes me. John Cusack, again (after Say Anything and Better Off Dead ). Along with Kate Beckinsale this time. The movie is Serendipity and it starts with an extended meet-cute first date, except Sara (Beckinsale) believes in fate and thinks if they're meant to be together, the universe will make it happen. Ultimately, she gets him to write his name and number on a $5 bill then spends it and writes her own name and number in a copy of Love in the Time of Cholera and promises to sell it to a used bookstore the next morning--the idea is, if either of them find that number, they will find one another. But, then the film jumps ahead in time--Jonathan's (Cusack) engagement party. Now, aside from the Love in the Time of Cholera reference (though I haven't read the book-- I know , what's wrong with me?--I understand there's something in there about a return to long lost love after ...