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Friday, February 3, 2006
'Imagine' adds an engaging twist to matters of the heart
The title of "Imagine Me and You" comes late in the film as the song "Happy Together" plays over the climactic cascade of romantic hope and glory, but the meaning is more resonant than the lyric might imply.
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View all photosWhen radiant bride Rachel (Piper Perabo) locks eyes with a stranger during her walk down the aisle, it's not her devotion to marriage or her fear of hurting her warmhearted and adoring husband (Matthew Goode) that ultimately stands in the way of her emotional leap of faith. She simply can't imagine falling in love with another woman, specifically Luce (Lena Headey), the florist at her wedding.
What's nice about "Imagine Me and You," an otherwise light-fingered little romantic dramedy in that witty vein that the British manage so well, is that this twist is neither social statement nor kitschy farce. The conflict is all inside Rachel and the rest is simply about the people who the feelings touch: the ones struggling with emotions and expectations, the ones they love, the ones they hurt. The sex of the characters is secondary to these matters of the heart.
The rest of it is pretty conventional, right down to the compulsory colorful crew of friends and family: the eccentric, perpetually disheveled dad (Anthony Head), the wolfish skirt-chasing best friend (who is barely charismatic enough to endure), the obligatory adorable, gregarious niece (Sue Johnston) who spouts a stream of oddball kid questions ("Do penguins have knees?").
The cordial company of the characters -- notably Perabo's ebullient Rachel (an American actress who doesn't affect a British accent so much as slip it quietly under her performance) -- and the snappy wit of the script make Ol Parker's British romantic comedy the equivalent of comfort food a pleasant cinematic snack.
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