Film review

Retro love story

Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor star in this love story from the past

Photograph courtesy by Twentieth Century Fox, Thailand Inc.

Movie styles often change as the years go by. Keeping up with the latest trends can be difficult for filmmakers. But designing and making a movie look like it was produced nearly ten years ago is also a big challenge.

Down With Love has tried to just that. It is an old-fashioned romantic comedy with an interesting twist. It stars Chicago's Oscar-nominated actress Renee Zellweger and Moulin Rouge's Ewan McGregor. The film is the story of a spark-filled collision between a woman who has sworn off love and a ladies' man who thinks he doesn't need love.

Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) hits New York City with her new book Down With Love, a manifesto that tells women to be more like men - that it's okay to enjoy sex without love or ties, and have a career as well.

As Barbara�s revolutionary tome rockets to the top of best-seller charts, she becomes the target of journalist Catcher �Catch� Block (Ewan McGregor) He is a ladies� man who is determined to take her down.

The story of Down With Love is set in the early 1960s. So filmmakers have tried to produce the movie as if it was made at that time. They have even used technology that was popular at that time.

Besides seeing a film from a long gone era, the moviegoer will also learn how men and women should deal with each other. If you're looking for a bit of retro style, check out this film from August 15.

Vocabulary

collision (n): a strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc.
manifesto (n): a written statement in which someone states what they believe
tome (n): a large heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious topic
era (n): a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
retro (adj): using styles or fashions from the recent past