Romantic comedies once seemed to be a lost art, at least until "She Came to Me" came to movie screens.
Peter Dinklage is certainly a daring choice for a leading man but he turns out to be the weak link in this delightful film. While Dinklage mails in his usual disgruntled and morose performance, his supporting cast sparkles and delights - especially Marisa Tomei.
She steals the movie, playing a salt-of-the-earth tugboat captain who seduces the anguished DInklage, whose character is a creatively blocked, misanthropic opera composer. Tomei single-handedly makes their odd alchemy into pure gold.
Watch out for an Oscar nomination!
The supporting cast, Anne Hathaway, Katrina Trento, Evan Ellison, Harlow Jane, Joanna Kulig, and Brian d'Arcy James weave together a complicated and funny back story which is yields a rich and coherent reward in the end.
The theater was empty when we saw this but I think word of mouth, especially the performance of Marisa Tomei should lift it out of the shadows. The ending alone is worth the price of admission.
(My wife wanted to walk out halfway through as the plot became a bit tangled, but she thanked me for convincing her to stay.)