Alex is more of my type. The plot did not play well in the present-day world of cellphones. The title should be "Failure to Communicate" or "Flashbacks". I never saw so many flashbacks in my life. There were flashbacks of flashbacks.
I had trouble following the movie. I'll have to watch it again.
Alex, but Lisa ain't no slouch.
It is an extremely well-made movie with a "hip," kinetic flair, but a convoluted, non-linear story that makes your head spin. While it's not as effective as other non-linear movies, like 1994's "Pulp Fiction," the last act ties everything together and is pretty impressive, but it's almost tiresome till then, although things perk up when Rose Byrne (Alex) appears early in the second act.
Anyway, it's just mind-boggling to think of all the details the filmmakers had to keep track of to put the story together and make it make sense in the end. The movie explores the "love at first sight" phenomenon and the crazy things love or obsession make people do.
Wicker Park (like Memento) is one of those time-warp non-sequential movies that you absolutely have to watch (at least) twice for it to completely make sense.
I wrote a sequential summary on another post which also might help.
I'm definitely a LISA type. I simply don't see the attraction to Alex, but I guess that's what makes this world so great, is our diversity in preferences.