Did anyone else find the music distracting?

how could the U2 song be considered inappropriate? he was remembering a concert they'd gone to...which is why it was the live version of the song. he then logged in as U2 pw: 1995

i personally liked the music

we all have ways of coping...i use sex and awesomeness

I thought the wedding/funeral sequence cut to 'Lilac Wine' was a masterful few minutes.

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Ya the U2 song was not the best choice but it worked in a corny sort of way; it's such a cute, pivotal and well shot scene. And it did have relevance in that it reminded him of the username and password. Also I believe it's only the director's second film so I think he should be allowed a few indulgences. All in all a terrific film.

I thought all of the songs were distracting except for U2. At the time it felt like it was one montage too many, but if it were the only one in the film I would have been happy with it. The part where he opens the e-mail and gets another message from his wife could have been scary and suspenseful like in the book, but instead they made it more hopeful, and I thought that was refreshing. Harlan Coben said he chose the French director because he understood that it was a love story, unlike the Hollywood directors who just wanted to make it into an action movie, and I think the U2 sequence encapsulates that perfectly. The rest of the montages need to go though. Still, very good for a second film!

(Sigh!) American audiences! Too bad "Transformers" or any other explosive CGI-filled movie was not showing at the complex. It's mood music - you know - to set the mood. What happened was unfolding carefully into a thriller climax. I know we Americans are not used to this......but, oh, well

The U2 track was the only one I liked because I like the song, it fitted with Alexnadre's discovery regarding the username/password and there were moments of tension as he kept looking at his dog and I worried something might happen to the dog.

Movement ends, intent continues;
Intent ends, spirit continues

so true... I was on the verge of tears by the time he played Buckley's Lilac Wine and really hoping he wouldn't sync the "I drink much more than I oughta drink"part with the lead actor's drinking. Guess what? He did.

The definition of unsubtelty right there - which does not a good director make.

As for the rest of the film, it was way overcomplicated, playing out like an extended Cluedo session.

Should be mentioned Caunet is quite an interesting actor in his own right though, so he probably would do better by sticking to what he does best. Not music videos.

cheerios all.