Wishful Thinking (1997)

Convinced that his live in girlfriend (Jennifer Beals) is having an affair, a film projectionist (James LeGros) begins to damage the relationship with his obsessiveness. His co-worker (Drew Barrymore), who's secretly in love with him, takes advantage of the situation by playing Iago to his Othello. Written and directed by Adam Park, this is his only film as a director. This dark romantic comedy isn't your usual romcom. It's mostly about the pain of being in love rather than the joy. But I enjoyed its rather bleak observations. Park shows the same story from the three different viewpoints of his three main characters, indulges in fantasy sequences where the protagonists are characters in a movie and the film is shot in both color and B&W. The film's ambiguous ending suggests that we end up with the right people for us. The film wasn't a hit and I can see why. Not that it isn't good, I think it is but when people leave a romcom they want to feel good and this one takes the edge off that. With Jon Stewart as the fourth member of this quadrangle and Eric Thal.