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The Rebound is a romantic comedy film starring Catherine Zeta-Jones (Entrapment, Mask Of Zorro, Ocean's Twelve and No Reservation) and Justin Bartha (National Treasure and The Hangover). The film is about an 40 years old mother who just had a divorce and is getting ready to move on and an 25 years old man who also just came from a divorce, eventually met and became a couple. Justin Bartha's character is still seeking the gratification of life thus avoiding job careers and literally putting his life on hold while Catherine Zeta Jones' character is a single mom with 2 kids who seeks changes in her life from being an housewife to an independent single mom. This clash of goals is the main gist of the film, on how they will handle it and work it out.

To be honest, the film was pretty good, it had its romantic and funny moments, It's your typical 1hour and 30 minutes film, but i really enjoyed it and Justin Bartha's performance was outstanding. I didn't expect to see the drama and romantic side of Justin Bartha to be that good, i really liked him as a comedy guy especially as Riley Poole in National Treasure, but he really showed his acting repertoire here, and definitely one actor to watch in the future, reminds me of a young Tom Hanks. But the thing i didn't like with the movie is that the last part of the film was somewhat rushed and the conclusion was just subpar compared to the  scenes before that. I also didn't like the focus on Catherine Zeta Jones' character, i know that she is an A-list celeb and when people see the poster, they will think that CZJ(Catherine Zeta Jones)'s character is the main protagonist, but the real protagonist here is Justin Bartha's character as he learns how to mature from being an guy who just want a relationship to a Father and eventually find his true self. I don't mind watching CZJ sexiness, her cougar appeal, but i felt that her character was a miscast, She looks to beautiful to be an simple mom and the occupation her character is an reporter for a sport agency, and somehow sports and CZJ doesn't mix, but never the less, this movie is simple and funny and that's how Eijan likes it!


Pros: Justin Bartha's Performance was outstanding, The plot was simple and executed very well, The story was simple and at the same time unique

Cons: Catherine Zeta Jones somewhat didn't feel right for the role, the ending was somewhat rushed and felt unfinished.

RATING: OUT OF 5 STARS




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