Knots (2004)

This film is an attempt to mix an (American) Office style lead character with a watered down Woody Allen writing style. However, this attempt at dry and edgy fails due to uninspired writing and sub standard acting. It is closer to a feature length episode of 'Sex in the City', but somehow managing even less in the way of intuitive observations about relationships. I assume women will find this film ignorant and unrealistic and men will find this incredibly dull and unable to relate to any of the one dimensional male characters, so I'm not sure who will enjoy it (but what do I know about women since I'm just a man). What is most confusing is how none of the characters managed to endear themselves to me. This is similar to any other modern romantic comedy about the difficulty of relationships, but fails to make the viewer care if any of the people end up either alone, happy, sad or dead etc. I could be missing the point, and this might be intended as a hilarious roller-coaster of a film, and not anything to do with realistic characters, but if so, it is even further from the mark the mark than I thought. One major point that only deserves a few simple words: the lead character is absolutely terrible.The good points about this film are that the direction isn't that bad, Stamos is good, the pacing is fine and the plot had potential. This is not a horrible film, its just lacking in the most important areas that this sort of film needs to excel in to be good: believable comedy acting and precise writing. Avoid, but not like the plague, and instead 'When Harry Met Sally' or 'The Break Up' are much better films that do something similar to this film, but better.

I have to admit that I had a lot of fun watching Knots. Despite it being a little predictable, it was a funny and enjoyable movie. The plot was pretty original and I just loved how the character, Dave, was just in so much denial throughout the movie. He, along with all the other characters, brought so much to what could've been a pretty bad movie.Dave and his wife are having a few "marital" problems in the bedroom. When they go on a double date with Dave's best friend and his new lovely date, Lily, things take a different turn when Dave finds Lily in bed with his wife, Greta! Greta is now convinced she is a lesbian and divorces Dave. His friends Cal and Jake help him move on, but Dave makes his own plunge by sleeping with Greta's lovely girlfriend, Lily. Cal is also cheating on his fiancée, Emily, she finds out finally when Jake accidentally tells her. Jake is also falling for Emily as well.Could this knotted web be finally untangled? You'll have to find out. It's a fun film that you get a few laughs out of.7/10

This was a wonderful movie, capturing the bitter sweet comedy of human relationships at a very personal scale. Smart and edgy, with real characters and a classic well told story of friends and marriage. The movie captures the New York mood and the interaction of young friends as they confront the stresses of relationships and the unexpected twists and turns of growing up. The film is beautifully directed to bring out the best of the wonderful cast, while maintaining a natural look and feel, allowing the clever humor to carry the viewer through a variety of stresses in love and friendships. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in humor and personal interaction--in short to everyone.

Knots is a clever portrayal of the modern day urban relationship and love triangle genre. It is both poignant and relevant and effectively portrays a range of viewpoint and emotion relating to how people interact with each other both in and out of relationships and how people come face-to-face with their own demons. Scott Cohen and Annabeth Gish give strong performances. John Stamos is brilliant with his character portrayal of a care free womanizer (I can hands down say this is his strongest work that I have seen to date) and the rest of the cast does an overall strong job of rounding out the movie. I thought the movie was well written and directed with a crisp, thorough understanding of mood, pacing and the genre as a whole. Greg Lombardo does a masterful job of allowing the characters to evolve in a way that feels very natural and then gets out of their way allowing them to follow their own path to meaning and discovery. Overall, I think this a meaningful comedy with a strong message that shouldn't be missed.