Movie #111 - Elizabethtown

Title: Elizabethtown

Director: Cameron Crowe

Release Year: 2005

Plot Summary: Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father's memorial.

Thoughts: Between this movie and Almost Famous, I'm running the risk of turning into a Cameron Crowe fanboy, I fear. I'm not really sure the film holds together really well - the plot sort of meanders, and there are dramatic differences in tone and feeling in different parts - and yet somehow, looking back, it all just seems to work. I'm not really sure how it happened, but that's the beauty of it, right?

Two points on music: number one, I absolutely love Cameron Crowe's musical choices. Every damn one of them. And there are a ton. Number two, they need to release the score as well as the soundtrack, because I adore Nancy Wilson's work.

All in all, I think this one has the potential to become one of my favorites. But I'll have to watch it a couple more times to decide if it works as well as I'm remembering after one viewing.

Rating (0-10): 7.5

Recommendations: Maybe a bit long and seemingly disconnected for most people. I think it's safe to say that if you loved Almost Famous, you'll like this movie.