"Romantic entanglements" refers to complicated or difficult situations that arise in romantic relationships. It could involve misunderstandings, conflicts, or complicated emotions that can make a relationship more challenging or complex to navigate.
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Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen and Julia Robert are painfully raw in this spiky drama about the intertwining,
romantic entanglements of two unhappy couples, based on Patrick Marber's 1997 stage play of the same name.
In Barcelona, they're drawn into a series of unconventional
romantic entanglements with Juan Antonio, a charismatic painter, who is still involved with his tempestuous ex-wife Maria Elena.
Though there are the occasional clichéd moments of
romantic entanglements between Brian and his two love interests, comparatively, these elements are done in refreshing ways and are rather believable.
Heanel has reaped critical plaudits for her performance as a daffy Riviera detective plunging
into romantic entanglement as she digs up the dirt on a local corruption, involving her late husband, a supposedly heroic cop.
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Romantic entanglements add tension and drama while Graudin's intricate worldbuilding brings the distant past and far future to vivid life.
Players may even get sidetracked by Ron's
romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half - Blood Prince.
The filmmakers locate the proper channels of bewilderment early on, and as
more romantic entanglements are introduced while Henry and Clare get to know each other, Wife boils away the concern to reveal a smooth, glassy surface of moony romanticism.
Ostensibly a story about the difficulties of fusing your life's path with another person's, it treads well the line between speaking about
universal romantic entanglements and teetering into the trite or cliched.
Hank tries to set things right with Karen but his
multiple romantic entanglements become ever more entangled; Becca calls out her father on the terrible example he sets for her; Charlie fights to keep Sue's favorite client.
There isn't really a plot as such, just loosely connected scenes in which Isabelle invariably gets involved in, consummates, then retreats from,
various romantic entanglements, including one with her ex-husband, François (Laurent Grévill).
These seem to belong to another movie, one with more vibrant elements than the easily
straightened romantic entanglements and the safely offscreen sex, both of which make Wimbledon the perfect movie for 14 - year - old girls having a slumber party, and a must for everyone else to avoid.
It's a comedy, but it does not contain any fart jokes, nor people getting hit in the groin, people spilling food, paint, mud, etc. on themselves, cute animals or
ludicrous romantic entanglements.
It lacks many of the things normally associated with his work — New York, a nebbish lead, a tidy resolution — and even the web of
romantic entanglements feels more like something out of a telenovela than a typical drama.
Thirst would be a weird movie regardless, but the steamy /
guilty romantic entanglements with an ailing friend's young wife take on a peculiar tone when the other man is not just a vampire, but a former priest to boot.
A continuation of the director's fascination with exploring the trajectories of
romantic entanglements facing impossible odds of success, it is also is his most high profile project to date.
Anyway, the difference between this and a Sandler movie is that a Sandler movie expects us to
buy romantic entanglements between man - children and beautiful women with no explanation.
In an impressive dramatic performance, Bill Hader stars as Milo, an actor who attempts suicide by slitting his wrists after the latest in a series of
disastrous romantic entanglements ends.
Then there's the fact that Beachum's new boss Nikki (Rosamund Pike) wants him to catch up on his first big case for the firm in two weeks, and he starts a
pre-interoffice romantic entanglement with her.
Sure, the kids from New Directions sang their hearts out at regionals,
several romantic entanglements got even more complicated and Quinn finally had her baby girl.
Now, in addition to brokering a power struggle between Commissioner Gordon and Amanda Waller, Bruce must
balance romantic entanglements with his mission to infiltrate the Pact.
Luckily, technology has streamlined the process, and finding people with similar interests —
without romantic entanglement — has never been easier.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: «
Romantic entanglements add tension and drama while Graudin's intricate worldbuilding brings the distant past and far future to vivid life.
Wonder Woman specifically received its PG - 13 rating «for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content,» which means that the WWI setting and Diana's
romantic entanglement with Steve Trevor were likely the two biggest contributing factors.
Listening to my friend's stories, I couldn't believe all the excuses people use these days to get out of
a romantic entanglement.
Channel 4 has previously commissioned drama's on a fictional trial of Tony Blair and
the romantic entanglements of David Blunkett.
In fact, the famous genius's
romantic entanglements could rival the dysfunction of a typical Jerry Springer guest.
In that case, decide you'll be «monthly foodie friends,» and forget
the romantic entanglement.
Romantic entanglements (or a lack of romantic entanglements).
Between concerts,
romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
The Duplass brothers are onboard as producers, and their influence is clearly felt in that it's entirely concerned with
the romantic entanglements and issues of a young married couple.
But on land, when the show switches from the quest for one booty to another altogether, things get a bit wobbly, with
romantic entanglements that fail to match the intrigue on the high seas.
Directed by Michael Mayer from a script by Stephen Karam, this adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play captures
the romantic entanglements of an aging actress (Annette Bening), her son (Billy Howle), his love interest (Saoirse Ronan) and her crush, a famous novelist played by Corey Stoll.
As the children grow, the woman struggles to keep owner show of her home and keep an eye on
the romantic entanglements of her daughters.
A double - bill of two film adaptations of Thomas Hardy's novel, about a Victorian liberated and strong - willed girl named Bathsheba Everdene (Mulligan / Christie), who is an orphan but fortuitously inherits a farm from her late uncle, but in due course,
her romantic entanglements with three very
One is left to appreciate the zingers and spirited performances in this understandably enduring comedy of mistaken identities and
romantic entanglements.
Jack needs it too as he heads straight into
a romantic entanglement with Sally's best friend Monica (Ellen Page).
Rules Don't Apply, which Beatty also wrote and co-produced, is a dramedy revolving around
the romantic entanglements of an ingenue actress (played by Lily Collins) and a driver (played by the new Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich), both of whom are employed by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes (played by Beatty).
-- «Undateable,» from «Scrubs» producer Bill Lawrence, another comedy in a long line of «Friends» - inspired shows about young people and
romantic entanglements.
In the official guide of Yoshi's Island DS, the description for Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo mentions the «
romantic entanglements» in their adult lives, while the official Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Ludo's ex-girlfriend Marie (Marion Cotillard, Nine) worries about
her romantic entanglements, as do the lovesick duo of Eric (Gilles Lellouche, Public Enemy # 1) and Antoine (Laurent Lafitte, A Secret).