当然会,而且会非常好看。前提是要有一个有趣的故事,扎实的剧本,睿智的台词,还要配上演员们炉火纯青的演技。
这是一个看似俗套的爱情故事:男女主不打不相识,不得以同住屋檐下,于是像所有人预料的那样,爱情在吵吵闹闹中降生了。
女主——过气百老汇舞蹈演员,30+单亲妈妈,事业上一路下坡,爱情中频遇渣男,却屡败屡战。
男主——风趣风骚嘴炮王者,实际上是个挣扎在温饱线上的十八线路人甲,坚信自己演技碾压马龙·白兰度,却又不得不去演gay版《查理三世》。
男女主之间还有一个润滑剂——女主刚满10岁的女儿lucy:冷静早熟看尽世间百态。影片刚开头,便借妈妈之口给了女孩最闪亮的标签“你生下来就26了”。这个敏感细腻的小女孩成了男女主关系进展最重要的推手。
影片没有一处闲笔,故事的推进随着男女主的感情进展一气呵成:从相互看不上到相互扶持,女主逐渐自立重新相信爱情,男主的才华终被业界认可。即使是标准的好莱坞大团圆结局,你也会觉得毫不刻意。
这就是编剧的功力。作为美国剧作史上最多产的作家之一,本片编剧尼尔·西蒙用幽默又不失温暖的台词串起了生活中的鸡毛蒜皮,变身为熟女的完美嘴替。“男人穷困潦倒时,爱情最美好”“跳舞?我33岁了,走路都费劲!”“你从最开始就相信男人,相信他会在电影结束时带你走”……
尼尔·西蒙也借这个故事给戏剧、电影写了一封饱含深情的情书。电影里的戏剧元素俯仰皆是:男女主同住的家里各个房间都贴着70年代当红演员海报;女主上一个渣男男友声称接到了贝托鲁奇的片约(而不是不愿和正妻离婚)才不得不和她分手;男女主甚至连吵架都要用戏剧梗——女主讥讽刚刚从外地来纽约谋生的男主,“我在城里恰好认识一位律师…你是坐欲望号街车来的吧?”为了哄lucy开心,男主雇了辆马车去学校,高喊着“英格兰是你的了”,俨然穿越到现实里的查理三世。
演员们各个演技在线,作为爱情喜剧的男主,理查德·德莱福斯像是个意外,他身材矮小、毛发浓密,和高大威猛毫不相关。但随着影片的推进,你会发现他会吉他懂浪漫甚至收拾家务也拿手,关键他还深情专一有担当。角色立体,演绎精准,其貌不扬但蕴含巨大能量的德莱福斯在当年打败了《安妮·霍尔》的伍迪·艾伦,《特殊的一天》里的马塞洛·马斯楚安尼,问鼎第50届奥斯卡金像奖影帝。
爱情的美好在于爱情本身,这部70年代的老片告诉你,普通人的爱情也能浪漫至极,剥离了工业糖的爱情更甜。
The film tells the story of Paula sharing rent with another actor and falling in love again after being abandoned by her boyfriend Tony. Paula had lost her trust in men, but Eliot's sincerity moved her. They loved each other, but they also faced differences. Eliot promised her that he would come back, which was a perfect ending. Several scenes in the film moved me. After her boyfriend left, Paula tore up the things at home and said goodbye to a broken relationship. After falling in love with Eliot, they wanted to transform a new home together and painted the walls with successful colors, which was very warm. Eliot loved her daughter Lucy and respected her children's ideas very much. I think what this film conveys to us is not to lose the ability to love. Paula knew that she always falls in love easily and has no resistance to actors, so she was afraid of repeating the mistakes. However, the emergence of Eliot was a sunshine. He was romantic and responsible. He was humorous and intelligent. He cared about Paula and Lucy very much. He hoped to live with them all the time. In the end, he called Paula again in the heavy rain. This time, it was not a quarrel, but a commitment to love.