All in all, this film is quite enjoyable and I appreciate the honest way in which relationships are portrayed by the filmmakers. It’s refreshing to see a “chick flick” which actually has some basis in reality and does not fit the typical “girl meets guy, they fall in love, fight and break up, get back together, and live happily ever after” formula that typifies the genre. Inevitably, some will not like what they see on screen and will claim it’s too harsh on certain types of people. My only response to that would be: the truth sometimes hurts.
Video/Audio
The Blu-ray disc is presented in full 1080p in a 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The picture is excellent and really brings out the vibrant colors used throughout the film. The audio is Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and is very crisp. This is mostly a talking movie, so it’s hard to really evaluate the sound, but I have absolutely no complaints about the quality.
Special Features
There are a number of special features included on the Blu-ray disc. These include deleted scenes with commentary by the director, a featurette on translating the book into the film, and an interesting look into how film directors stage such seemingly extemporaneous scenes as phone calls. The most interesting special feature for me personally are six mini-interviews with the characters of the film showing how their lives have changed since the conclusion of the film. Very interesting way to continue the story and brings a further sense of realness to the lives of the characters.
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