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Short Take: The story isn't bad, but unfortunately it's mismanaged

Director: Julio DePietro (Début)

Screenwriter: Julio DePietro (Début); Ford Madox Ford (novel, The Good Soldier)

Cast: Alexis Bledel (Post Grad, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants), Bryan Greenberg (Bride Wars, Prime), Scott Porter (Dear John, Bandslam)

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Synopsis: Narrated by slick Wall Street trader Tommy (Porter), the film shows how his life goes from perfect to depressing in a matter of six weeks.  During that time, Tommy works on his relationship with new girlfriend Beth (Bledel) who works as an urban conservationist and leads a book club with her friends.  Tommy also coaches his sensitive coworker Daniel (Greenberg), an ex-soldier, on both dating and trading. Read the rest of this entry »