"Say Anything" 1989
Somehow I never got a chance to watch "Say Anything" starring John Cusack until tonight when I stumbled upon it on Netflix. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing has yet to be determined because we all know that Netflix sucks the life out of you and it was at least my third movie of the day. I digress - this post is about my feelings on the film, not a synopsis of my day. I have heard reference to one specific scene of this film for many years. It has never even been a reference to the entire scene, though. It has only ever been a reference to a very particular moment in that scene - Lloyd (played by John Cusack) standing outside Diane's (played by Ione Skye) window. I mean, that image is even on the movie poster. I am sorely disappointed in how that scene played out, actually. I thought it was going to make everything better, but it didn't. This film is in the genre of Romantic Comedy, and while some things were funny and there was romance i...