For Lovers Only (2011)

I love this movie so much

Touches You

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I downloaded and viewed this movie simply because I love Stana in Castle and was interested to see what else she has done. Unfortunately, I chose this movie as a my first one. If you want to make a movie about 2 lovers in Paris, that's fine. But don't make it about 2 people committing adultery and 1 of them has a child. I don't care if they were lovers before, it doesn't make it right. This movie would have made more sense if they were two people who meet in Paris and fall in love. If you want to add heartache and angst just fill that in with their back-story getting in the way of their romance. But adultery, no way. I don't care if it is in Paris. In my opinion, this movie was just a vehicle to showcase Stana's beauty and I really didn't see much in the way of acting skills. It looked like it was shot as a home video because practically the whole movie had the 2 lovers, romping in a field, on a motorcycle, in a car, etc. And during the dialog, it was one make-out session after another. The dialog was many times indistinguishable that I could not make out what was being said. And to me, it felt like they were given a situation and told to talk about it without a script being involved. Just say what you want to.I could not see the point in Stana making this movie. Like I said, I love her in Castle and at least there she has an opportunity to showcase her acting ability. But I have no idea where she will go once Castle has run its course. But I hope she never makes another movie like this.

Goodbye Stana you have lost a fan! You have continually disappointed in every movie choice you have made thus far in your film roles as far as I am concerned. The few that I have actually seen completely and the trailers of the others and all those YouTube clips of her escapades with snorting drugs, alcohol consumption in excess, lesbianism, nudity, adultery, murder, and her constant use of her apparent favorite word (F***) in various forms, noun, adjective, describing a cast member,etc. She is not timid about using it in interviews, nor how proud she is FOL and the Polish brothers for giving her the chance to do this offensive film. Mark said in his interview, he still has the e-mail she sent begging to do their film. Elsewhere it was reported that she wanted it so bad she did it to free, no salary just a portion of the profits if it made any money by just being sold through digital services. Makes me wonder what she really wanted from doing this film? She's a great talent, she fooled me for a long time, I actually believed she was a decent individual just by her role of Beckett. Guess I know better now. I will never watch another of her movies, when Castle is canceled or she leaves the show to pursue more detrimental pursuits to ruin our culture and our young people; I will not be watching anything she is in until her heart is changed and her life is back on track to reaffirm her fans and our young people that those things she has shown them how to do can kill them. But that is not a surprise, Hollywood and its minions have been destroying this countries morals for years and our youth with their constant lies of do whatever you want, to whoever you want, whenever you want your not responsible and somebody else will have to face the consequences of your actions!

How lucky we are that Calvin Klein offers almost two hours of his pretty self-indulgent people gazing into the soul less eyes of a matching mate! Oh you mean this was not about French jeans? The brothers Polish are far from any substance or verisimilitude. Because you make a black and white movie and film it in Paris, doesn't make it art. It was an orgy of photography without any sex. I rather make fun of Karl Lagerfeld or wonder if anything ever came between Brook Shield's jeans than spend a relaxing night watching this vacuous dreck. The music goes up 20 times the needed volume like Rush Limbaugh's screams about nothing. The dialog is worse than a teen trying to write poetry about an escapade. Besides waiting to hear if anything poetic or insightful was said when the actors finally did speak, they're difficult to hear. My hand was getting carpal tunnel from constantly adjusting my remote from the extremes variances in the audio. I was wishing Genevieve Bujold would enter a scene and tell Stana Katic and Mark Polish to go home already or shout Action.

While I had seen a few of the Polish Brothers other moves, namely 'Twin Falls Idaho' and 'Northfork' I freely admit I may not have been aware of 'For Lovers Only' if I didn't follow Stana Katic on Twitter. We all know what a great job Stana has been doing in the role of Kate Beckett in Castle for the past 3 seasons so any other project that she is involved with deserves a peek, right? Are you tired/bored with the usual Hollywood CGI laden, big bang, beat 'em up fare? Like me, do you need to be emotionally invested in a movie? If the answer is "yes" then 'For Lovers Only' is definitely the movie for you.It quite simply couldn't be any further from your 'conventional movie' and trust me it doesn't suffer for it in the slightest. What Mark Polish has written is an honest and heartfelt depiction of being in love - not just the joys but also the sorrows.'For Lovers Only' was conceived under the radar, with zero budget and zero marketing. The movie was shot with a tiny crew on the fly while travelling throughout France over a short period of time. There are no sets, no artificial lighting just amazing scenery, architecture and touching performances.The director, Michael Polish has done a magnificent job in capturing the tone of this movie. Filmed in black and white with a digital SLR camera he has managed to create the most romantic and almost ethereal feeling – it looks timeless. I don't know how he's done it but Michael has managed to make Stana look even more stunning! When we first met former lovers Yves (Mark Polish) and Sofia (Stana Katic) they seem to be only half a person, barely functioning. When they bump into each other again in Paris after 8 years apart it is palpable. It's almost like they've been hit by a truck, no words are necessary as it's written all over their faces. We all know Stana can say more with her eyes than most actresses can with a couple of pages of dialogue. From that moment on you just know that there is more to their story and they are going to reconnect – it's inevitable.As they leave Paris on their journey the ease with which Yves and Sofia fall back into the role of lovers or more importantly being in love is in stark contrast to the stilted and awkward phone conversations they have with their respective spouses. These two seem to be each others perfect, each others everything that it's hard to imagine why they broke up in the first place – it's never explained either.If viewers are expecting what follows to be a 'sexcapade' throughout France then they are going to be disappointed. Yes, there is a sex scene but it's not gratuitous or explicit – this is a movie for grown ups after all. The most intimate moments in the movie are when Yves and Sofia are simply in each others personal space, totally comfortable with one another, sharing their feelings and thoughts. If the objective was to have the viewer almost feel like a voyeur then mission accomplished in spades.I don't want to dissect the movie scene by scene, it is better for the viewer to simply go on the journey with the lovers and let their story unfold before your eyes. You'll laugh, you'll cry but most of all you'll feel.The haunting score by Kubilay Uner fits each scene perfectly and only serves to heighten the experience.The choices of songs by artists such as Arcade Fire, Jeff Healey, John Lennon, A Girl Named Eddy and Serge Gainsbourg to name but a few are inspired. One could be forgiven for thinking that they had been especially written for the movie as they sit so comfortably within it.All in all 'For Lovers Only' is a treat for the heart and the soul. You will get a little something different out of it with each viewing. I first saw this movie just over a fortnight ago and it's still rattling around in my head. How many movies can we say that about?