A former pop star (Martin Freeman,
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY), now writing music for commercials, is stuck in an unhappy relationship with his live in girlfriend (Gwyneth Paltrow). In his dreams, he pursues his ideal woman (Penelope Cruz) and becomes obsessed with sleeping and dreaming in order to maintain this fantasy relationship. Written and directed by Jake Paltrow (Gwyneth's brother), the movie seems aimless. Not very likable characters argue, philosophize, whine and when the film is over, nothing has been resolved. In real life, there have been no changes though the dreams provide the happy ending that real life cannot. Perhaps that
was the point of the film, if so it's execution is ineffective. Still, to be fair, at least Paltrow is attempting something unusual and though he doesn't succeed, the attempt is appreciated. As the dream girl, Cruz hasn't much to do but is much more interesting as the real life girl who inspires Freeman's fantasies. With Simon Pegg, Danny DeVito and Michael Gambon.
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