Romance is found everywhere. Walking down a street in any city, you will find several couples on every block. Every day, people fall in love, get hurt, or break up. Now, the break up is usually caused by one of two things... and that's a) one person or both people in the relationship fall out of love or b) one person in the relationship cheats on the other. The latter is explored in great detail in the indie flick, "Medicine for Melancholy".
Starring Wyat Cenac (who most people will know as one of the correspondents from "The Daily Show"), this surprising little movie takes place over the course of one day. It begins with Micah (Cenac) and 'Jo (Tracey Heggins) waking up after a one night stand. After an initial awkward breakfast, the two spend the rest of the day together, getting closer and closer. The downside? 'Jo has a boyfriend.
While it would normally be difficult to route for the cheating girlfriend, 'Jo and Micah are both extremely likeable characters, and as they grow closer, I found myself routing for them to get together (even though she was being unfaithful). It shows the greatly disreguarded positive side to cheating. I know that sounds terrible... but our two main characters seem to be unhappy when the movie starts. But after meeting each other, they slowly become happy... experiencing love in what seems to be a long time for both of them. Starting off completely black & white... color slowly starts to appear around them as they become happier.
I really liked this movie. It's very slow paced... but it's a very realistic love story that's shot in a gritty style (as oppossed to you typical "magical Hollwood romance"). It took me a while to accept Wyat's character as a regular human being after seeing him goof off in "The Daily Show"... but once I got used to him being human, he was a very honest and likable guy. On top of that, the ending really plays with your heartstrings. Is it a happy or sad ending, you might ask? I'll let you find out.
My Rating: 8 out of 10
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