【電影簡介】

1988年7月15日，艾瑪（安妮·海瑟薇飾）和德斯特（吉姆·斯特吉斯飾）在畢業晚會上一見鐘情，一夜纏綿之后，他們即將踏上新的人生旅途。臨行之際，他們約定成為好朋友，并在之后每年的7月15日那天見面。工人家庭出身的艾瑪夢想著能讓世界變得更美好，而有錢的花花公子德斯特則希望游戲人間。

20年中，曾經朝氣蓬勃、懷揣理想的他們也不得不向殘酷的現實低頭。艾瑪的工作際遇和感情生活都不理想，德斯特成了一個小眾的電視名人，終日沉溺在酒精、毒品中，婚姻也岌岌可危。當他們的人生道路不斷交匯時，他們的關系也隨之改變，友情和爭吵，希望和失落，淚水和歡笑。在這段人生的旅途中，兩人驀然回首，終于發現一直尋尋覓覓，最好的其實早在身邊

【音頻文本】

Director Lone Scherfig's "One Day" is a challenge to the concept of a movie. It is very original in presenting a story that otherwise would have been rather flat. Somehow, the flatness of this movie turned out tobe way beyond its originality.

Adapted from author David Nicholls's novel of the same name, the movie tells a decades-long story between a man and a woman. Emma and Dexter, played by Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, respectively, find themselves in bed together on graduation day, July 15th, 1988. Mind you, nothing exciting happens here. They talk, they cuddle and they decide to be friends. From then on, the development of their relationship is revealedto us on July 15th of each year for the next 20 years.

The movie, as a collection of 20 or so such snapshots, inherits this original structure from the novel. The structure inevitably begs the question: Can men and women really be just friends? In search of an answer, the movie puts both characters to the test of life's ups and downs. A normal practice would be to track all the significant events that marked the development of their relationship, but instead the novel only accounts for the events that take place on a particular day, while supplying hints as to what may have happened during the rest of the year.

But filling in gaps in a visual format is not easy. Despite the director's efforts to piece them together,some parts still give you the impression of a slideshow. And you certainly feel much worse when you hear the almost stereotypical soundtrack that hypnotizes you with boredom over and over again.

Not surprisingly, the movie is not able to provide an answer to the tricky question. What appears to be a long-lasting friendship is in fact fuelled by unrequited love. I only realized this when the word "love" popped out of Hathaway's mouth, and I was not quite convinced because the chemistry between the characters was missing. Perhaps the distinct form does not give the actors much chance to act it out.

Usually, I like to watch movies that cover a lengthy period; for instance, "Legends of the Fall," because films like this give you a different perspective. When you weigh things on a lifelong scale, you find it easier to ignore some unhappy trivia at hand and discover what is really important in life. But in the caseof "One Day" where the fragmented story rushes uneventfully to the end, I felt more drowsy than enlightened.

To sum up, "One Day" is audaciously original, but its originality creates too many problems that only serve to make it a very dull film. On a scale from one to 10, I give it a five.

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