{"product_id":"sliding-doors-1","title":"Sliding Doors","description":"Product description\n\nA London young woman's love life and career both hinge, unkown to her, on whether or not she catches a morning train back to her apartment.\nGenre: Feature Film-Comedy\nRating: PG13\nRelease Date: 7-JAN-2003\nMedia Type: DVD\n\nAmazon.com\n\nNice concept, shaky execution--that about sums up the mixed blessings of British actor Peter Howitt's intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a writer-director. It's got more emotional depth than most frothy romantic comedies, and its central idea--the parallel tracking of two possible destinies for a young London professional played by Gwyneth Paltrow--is full of involving possibilities. It's essentially a what-if scenario with Helen (Paltrow) at the center of two slightly but significantly different romantic trajectories, one involving her two-timing boyfriend (John Lynch) and the other with an amiable chap (John Hannah) who represents a happier outcome. That's the film's basic problem, however: The two scenarios are so romantically imbalanced (one guy's a total cad, the other charmingly sincere) that Helen inadvertently comes off looking foolish and needlessly confused. Still, this remains a pleasant experiment, and Howitt's dialogue is witty enough to keep things entertaining. It's also a treat for Paltrow fans; not only does the svelte actress handle a British accent without embarrassing herself, but she gets to play two subtle variations of the same character, sporting different wardrobes and hairstyles in a role that plays into her glamorous off-screen persona. --Jeff Shannon\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 6305210411\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.6305210411.N\u003cbr\u003eCondition: New\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:John Hannah|Gwyneth Paltrow|John Lynch|Jeanne Tripplehorn|Zara Turner|Douglas McFerran|Kevin McNally|Virginia McKenna|Nina Young|Paul Brightwell|Peter Howitt|Terry English|Paul Stacey\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52367739552045,"sku":"HBSV.6305210411.N","price":4.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/6305210411-0_5d4cc65c-0d70-4194-bd64-fc6308c7b6e6.jpg?v=1789331714","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/sliding-doors-1","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}