Tampa Film Fan

dvd review:imagine me and you

I’m not sure if Imagine Me and You was going for shock value or for sentimental sweetness.  It failed on both accounts.

Piper Perabo’s character Rachel is a beautiful, bustling bride who happens to fall in love at first sight with an attractive stranger while walking down the aisle at her own wedding.  To further complicate matters, the attractive stranger is a woman, the florist who did the flowers for the wedding. 

Watching Rachel contemplate leaving her new husband is uncomfortable, because he’s a nice guy who adores her and doesn’t deserve what’s coming to him.  Watching Rachel struggle with her sexuality is annoying, because the storyline is unbelievable and flimsy.  Watching Imagine Me and You and summoning some sort of concern about the outcome is almost impossible, because you just want the freakin’ movie to end, already.  Surely love at first sight is more moving than this?

Film Fan Finding: D

DVD Extras:

• commentary with the director
• director’s statement
• deleted/extended scenes with introduction and commentary