Jack & Sarah

A somewhat ghoulish opening and set-up to a collision of two wheezy plots (a domesticating baby mixed with the manic pixie dream girl) ends up being an agreeably good time, thanks to Grant and Mathis's spiky, acrid demeanors which run at counterpoint to the inevitable sentimental elements; having "pre-stardom" McKellen, Dench and Atkins around doesn't hurt either, though comparable overlength means the final act is a minor chore.

Overly melodramatic, but likably so. Grant is very good, and even though there is plenty here to be critical about if you really want to, "Jack & Sarah" is a heartwarming, strangely compelling movie.

This opens with the death of a woman during childbirth who doesn't even know if her husband is alive. How terrified must she have been in her last moments? I wondered if she ever got to see her baby. But this film isn't about her--it's a "comedy" about her self-entitled husband. The writing is good in places, and the cast is excellent. I simply couldn't buy the romance in this though. Seemed like a tacked-on, trite ending to what is actually a dark film about people who annoy one another.

Withnail and Child

Not bad.

It may not be the best romantic movie but I love very much the story and how it evolves. Not sure why, though.

Perhaps a minority vote, but this film can really cheer me up.