Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is pretty much a disaster. After spending the last couple of years developing the next great sneaker, he finds out that not only is the shoe being recalled but he also cost the company almost one billion dollars (cue pinky and evil laughter). Needless to say, he loses his job (and probably the jobs of hundreds of other employees). He was dating the secretary of the boss man, but now that he has no job that isn't looking to hot and he probably can't afford his apartment anymore so what does any young man do in this situation? Tape a knife to an exercise bike so you can get your sweat on while you kill yourself. Duh!
Unfortunately (I guess I should say fortunately) the phone rings before he can start and he reluctantly answers. The call was from his sister Heather (Judy Greer). Turns out his dad died and since he is the most "successful" of the family, they decide to send him to Elizabethtown, KY to bring his body back to California to spread his ashes. He decides to postpone his suicide since his mother seems to have gone crazy and is doing a million things to keep her mind off her late husband.
On his flight to Louisville, he meets an overly friendly flight attendant named Claire (Kirsten Durst) and there is an instant spark between them (or at least on her end). When she finds out he is going to Elizabethtown she gives him directions and her phone number in case he gets lost. When he eventually does arrive in Elizabethtown (he did get a little lost) he meets his family who he doesn't really know since his mom seemed to have some bad blood between that side of the family. A big family in the south (if you consider Kentucky the South) is a little overwhelming to him and he ends up staying in a hotel for what he thinks will just be the night.
While at the hotel, he calls Claire and the two end up talking all night long. He continues to meet with the family and try and convince them that his father should be cremated and taken back to California for the burial, however, they feel as if he should be buried in Elizabethtown. The one night he thought he would spend in Elizabethtown turns into more as he learns more about his family, father, and his new friend Claire who becomes more of a love interest or as they like to call each other "substitutes". They end up hooking up his last night in Elizabethtown before his father's funeral (which is going to be in Elizabethtown but he is getting cremated and driving back to California by Drew).
When she goes to leave in the morning, she thinks he is going to say a nice goodbye and tell her he will miss her, but instead she just gets his sob story that he has been afraid to tell her the whole time. She gives him a map of the trip he should take with his dad after the funeral (and I must admit it's a pretty cool map).
Like I said before I didn't hate in and in fact kind of connected with some of the characters in the movie. I'm not going to say which because I suffer from pry but it was worth a watch. I don't know if I would necessarily watch it again though. But it did make me want to get in my car and just go on an epic road trip. Someday maybe, someday.
Rating: ***
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