Film2004100 min

Melinda and Melinda

Name: Melinda and Melinda
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2004
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell, Jonny Lee Miller, Radha Mitchell, Amanda Peet

Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceholidaystried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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"Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it."

Boxlist takeExpect a moving, breezy romantic comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 328 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.

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