This movie can be said to be taking the healing line. Both men and women are at a low ebb in their lives. The male protagonist Nick can't forget his ex-girlfriend who has a new life, and the female protagonist Brook finds that her husband and his lover are close to each other and don't know how to go forward. All they saw was each other's embarrassment and frustration, but they understood each other overnight, warmed each other, and lit up the hope of love and future for each other.
Winter in New York is cold, really, really cold. But the two, who were originally very strangers, slowly let go of their defenses, and used their sincerity to learn, to understand the deep secrets hidden deep in each other's heart, and to comfort and encourage each other. Maybe it's not a deep love, but on such a night, as long as it's love, it's not a pity.
In such an era when literary and romantic films can't pull the box office without undressing and sex scenes, this film rarely has only two kisses. One is at the hotel and the other is at the departure station. All are shallow, with temptation, alienation, and cherishing. The ending is ambiguous. Maybe they will meet again, maybe not. They may have a future, maybe not. Not every story has to have a complete ending. If this is the best goodbye, if this is the best looking back.
Just let everything stop here and don't regret leaving.
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