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2006 Movie United States Drama, Romance, Comedy 111 min Ages 12+
By: Susannah Grant With: Joshua Friesen, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith, Timothy Olyphant, Fiona Shaw

In Boulder, Colorado, Grady, who comes from an old money family but who has struck out on his own as a half owner of a fly fishing business, has just unexpectedly passed. Beyond her extreme grief, Gray, his loving fiancée, the two who were to be married in only a couple of days, is placed in a difficult position as they had no assets in their joint names, and without a will she is legally left with nothing of his except the engagement ring, one half of a family heirloom set along with the wedding ring she was about to receive, the engagement ring which his mother, Ellen, would like back. Gray cannot even afford to live in the rental house she and Grady were to live in, and as such, she, at least in the short term, moves into Grady's old room with his two roommates and best friends, Dennis, Grady's quiet, straight-laced business partner, and somewhat clueless Sam, a copywriter of sorts with Celestial Seasonings Tea. The fourth in that buddy friendship is Fritz, a Los Angeles based director of commercials, he who came in for the funeral and who is staying with Dennis, Sam and now Gray for as long as he is in town. Gray has never much liked seemingly self-absorbed Fritz, his current presence which only strengthens that notion as he displays no sense of anything about Grady, let alone grief. In the process of dealing with his estate, Gray discovers some hidden aspects of what was Grady's recent life, both of a financial nature and an associated personal nature. She turns in part to Grady's friends for answers and support, and while Dennis is the one who wishes she turned to in being secretly in love with her, Gray ends up bonding unexpectedly with Fritz as this information answers a lot of questions she had about his and Grady's friendship. Things within this grouping get even more complicated with the arrival into town from Los Angeles of a woman named Maureen and her preschool aged son Mattie, who are somewhat in the center of that hidden issue concerning Grady.

Filmium rating
56%

Mood

Bittersweet
Comedic
Melancholic
Romantic

Cast & Crew

Susannah Grant
Joshua Friesen
Timothy Olyphant
Fiona Shaw
Kevin Smith
Juliette Lewis
Jennifer Garner
Sam Jaeger

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Character-Focused
Dialogue-Driven
Naturalistic

Narrative Structure

Linear

Pace

Balanced
Moderate
Steady

Runtime

Romantic Comedy Runtime

Soundtrack

Indie Music
Pop Soundtrack

Style

Character-Driven
Contemporary
Dramedy
Linear
Romantic Comedy

Time-Period

2000S

Central Conflict

Grief And Moving On
Hidden Secrets
Romantic Tension

Characters

Best Friends
Secret Son
Widow

Ending

Hopeful
Romantic Reconciliation

Historical Context

2000S

Key Plot Points

Discovery Of Secrets
Funeral
Romantic Relationships

Plot

Grief Recovery
Loss
Love
Romantic Entanglements
Secret Past
Self-Discovery

Setting

Boulder
Colorado
Natural Landscapes
Vancouver

Shooting Location

Colorado
Vancouver

Theme

Family Secrets
Grief
Love
Love And Loss
Moving On
Self-Discovery

Genre

Comedy
Drama
Romantic Comedy

Audiences

Adults
Romantic Comedy Fans
Women

Titles

Catch And Release
Lieben und Lassen
Ma vie sans lui
Se proprio lo vuoi, lascialo andare
Surpresas da Vida

Box Office Success

Financial Failure

Critical Reception

Critic Praise For Kevin Smith
Negative Reviews

Festivals

Austin Film Festival

Popularity

Cult Following For Kevin Smith

Ratings

Cinemascore B

Reception

Box Office Bomb
Critic Praise For Kevin Smith
Critical Reception
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

Canada
United States

Release Year

2006
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