After watching "Two Weeks Notice" again last night, I realized that it was really a bland movie. I thought it would be like "Kate and Leopold" that looked better the more you watched it. But I was wrong.
The first time I saw it in Manila 5 years ago, it felt like a blah, half-baked rom-com. It supposedly had all the elements for a hit, after all, it starred two big names in the genre - Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. But there was something a bit off in the story, and the chemistry between the two characters didn't have that spark. Not only did the film do poorly in the box office, it didn't sit well with the critics, too. When I saw it again, it was still a blah, half-baked rom-com.
If there's one saving grace in the film, it's "Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows. I really love this song - from Joni Mitchell to Janet Jackson's homage to it in her "Got 'til it's gone" song. The different singers gave this ditty a distinct texture. Joni's version is very raw and heartfelt, Janet's is very sultry, while Counting Crows' has an element of longing. And it definitely goes well with the theme and lyrics of the song.
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot"
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