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I love this movie except for that vomitrocious ending

posted 10 years ago by curious_chaos
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This is a lovely and sweet romantic movie that works so well because of the talent of Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. However, did anybody else feel like gagging when seeing that atrocious tacked on ending of marriage and pregnancy? It felt soooo out of the blue and unnecessary. Who says that marriage and pregnancy are how happy couples should end up? I think that somebody in the studio decided at the last minute that it would make for a more satisfying ending. Phooey. I think it should have ended with Anna Scott saying "indefinitely".

[–] liscarkat (19418) 3 years ago

The ending was appropriate for a romantic comedy. This wasn't some dire independent film with Catherine Keener and that depressing midget.

[–] VonFisch (354) 3 years ago

OP said later inside a large post:

" I don't believe in marriage and raising kids..."

That's why it was "vomitrocious" to the OP.

I thought it was neat with them on the bench and her expecting. It harkens back when that memorial bench made an impression on her. This ending is trying to give the impression the marriage will last.