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Foreign Correspondents Review - FilmThreat
February 05 2003
Moviegoers around the world have waited patiently for such talented duos to embrace the silver screen; Redford and Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Pacino and De Niro in "Heat," and finally Wil Wheaton and Corin Nemec in "Foreign Correspondents." Yes, two of TV's teen heartthrobs of the 80's are teaming up for the first time on the silver screen... and this time it's personal! Well, not really. For now, we'll have to accept a drifting drama of lonely love with a little help from the U.S. Postal Service.
The first of two "semi-connecting" stories revolves around Melody (Melanie Lynskey), a lonely receptionist receiving romantic postcards meant for the previous tenant. She quickly clings to these letters of desperation and gets mentally involved with the old tenant's heart shattering past. Throw in an overly friendly neighbor (Wil Wheaton) who has a fancy for the young lady and let the drama juices flow. But wait, there's more! Part II tells the tale of an Englishman (Corin Nemec) who visits a pen pal/refugee from Sarajevo living with an American family. What he thought was a free ticket to Northern California becomes a lure into marrying the pen pal so she can stay in the States. Will any of these loves ignite? How will these separate stories cosmically connect? Will Wil and Corin ever appear in the same scene together?
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