, the name alone makes people have the urge to watch it.
Two middle-aged men, one is smug, the other is disappointed. With a different mood, they started a week-long trip as college roommates. They lingered among the bars together, tasting wine and looking forward to a little affair. Jack is a rambunctious actor. He is going to get married next Saturday. The purpose of this trip is to hunt for beauty and have another carnival before entering marriage. He's not rigid, he's a typical playboy, and he treats women well, which is the exact opposite of Miles. Miles is a writer, sommelier, and an alcoholic. He is still in love with his ex-wife, who has been divorced for two years. He has a somewhat restrained personality and is a lost person with decent behavior.
In a bar, Jack found that a maid named Maya had a crush on Miles, so he encouraged Miles to get in touch. Miles is obviously not a decisive person. While he is nostalgic for his ex-wife, he also wants to change the current emotional situation. And Jack also took aim at another bar - an Asian female bar owner. It happened that the two girls still knew each other, so they met together. Jack got his wish, but Miles was still hesitating. With the cheers from upstairs, Miles and Maya pretending to be calm and talking about wine downstairs impressed me deeply, very literary and very life. It is clear that the two of them have the intention of dating, but they can't let go of each other's inner restraint. Both take a slightly serious attitude towards life, not as casual as their friends, just like most of us.
Miles inadvertently revealed Jack's marriage on Saturday during his relationship with Maya, and he stabbed a hornet's nest, causing Jack to be beaten in the head by an Asian girl. Just like there are always a few special buddies around us who can do bad things for you, Miles is decent, but he still doesn't protect the secrets of his good buddies. After Jack was beaten, he suspected that Miles had leaked the secret. Miles denied it, his attitude was as sincere as others, and it was ridiculous to think about it. Maybe Jack also knew that this matter had something to do with Miles, but he didn't pursue it either. This is a buddy, a friendship that has grown stronger after years of ravages. Miles and Maya's relationship is also at an impasse.
Jack was caught and raped in bed by the woman's husband while he was dating a prey. Jack drove a few kilometers at night naked to his residence. To make matters worse, his wallet with a wedding ring also landed at the lady's house. Jack is very anxious, here it can be seen that his romance is just a romance. It has nothing to do with love. He still cares about Saturday's marriage very much. Under Jack's begging and repeated repentance, Miles couldn't stand Jack's feigning pity and agreed to go back and steal the wallet back. I don't know if there is always such a simple and honest buddy beside such a superb bad friend in life to clean up the mess for him. Miles surreptitiously smoothed out the wallet at the critical moment for the couple, and the two drove away in a panic.
The camera shows the back view of the two sitting side by side by the river. In the distance is a bridge that crosses the river. After staying for a few seconds, it turns to the front. This is another shot that left a deep impression on me: the silent distant mountains, slowly moving forward. The river, the silent bridge, and the helpless and slightly melancholy backs of the two men create a picture full of life sighs, which makes people feel warm.
In order to give a reasonable explanation for the injury on his nose, Jack gave an explanation to his fiancée. Jack wanted to create the illusion of a car accident and drove Miles' car into a tree. With a bad friend like Jack, the helpless Miles can only admit it. Because the impact was not enough, the two gave the vehicle another head turn, which was even more destructive.
In a car with a broken front, Miles sent Jack home. Jack's fiancee offered great comfort to the injured Jack, and did not doubt the lie of Jack's injury in the car accident. Jack is happy, but Miles is still frustrated, love has not been found, and the dream of being a writer has no limits. But the story does not end there, and the ending of the protagonist Miles needs a satisfactory explanation. When Miles returned home, he received a phone message from Maya, because Miles had lost his concern for his ex-wife who had remarried and was pregnant, so he naturally had no burden on his relationship with Maya, and knew himself. emotional pursuit. At the end of the film, Miles knocks on Maya's door, and Maya is not shown coming out to greet him. This gives people infinite reverie and consolation. It is the most simple wish and expectation of many ordinary people to be married.
The style of the film is soothing and warm. We follow the traces of these two middle-aged men for a week and see the helplessness and troubles of life, as well as drama and romance. The story does not have too many openings and closings, there are no bizarre turns and suspense, everything is so natural and ordinary. After watching the movie, it can leave an inexplicable warmth in our hearts and make us think. Life is a documentary film that everyone has to interpret by themselves. Here we interpret our own life and comprehend life. Our own life background and the protagonist in the story may be too different, but some experiences about life and life always reveal a lot of commonality and resonate.
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