This is one of those things where you know a lot of work went into it, and because you kind of want to like it… but it's not very good, and all you do is kind of back-handedly admire the effort.

The epitome of "r/thathappened".

I don't really know how this shit works, or whether you'll know I replied but… how did you resolve this in the end?

I also saw this a couple of months ago, and I have the same "stuck in my head" feeling. Those opening 5 minutes might be one of my favourite starts to any film ever.

Well, we can assume that the OP will understand it too…unless he actually is the real Rod Hull. In which case, it's probably less a case of his ex not being interested, and more a case of her not being able to talk to ghosts.

I just read that back, and it sounds all dismissive and uncaring… I do care, but in a "I've been there before, I hope it's not long before this dude realises there are more people out there" way rather than a "I hope this perfect couple gets back together soon" way. My advice might be the advice of the old and jaded,…

Dude, this is hard to hear, but maybe you need someone to rip the plaster off quickly - she doesn't seem interested in you any more. If, after the 3 hour, heartfelt, lay it all on the line conversation she chose to stay with this other dude… well, then, there's your answer.
Obviously you might feel this is irrelevant…

WHO YOU CALLIN' A BLACK NERDFACE?!

That makes no sense - women can't be doctors!

Fassbinders full of women?

Get the director's cut.

The author seems nice, and all, but they should call this column "Cool Story, Espositbro".

No, Nate, you're not overreacting.  I saw this last weekend at the Dublin Film Festival, and I was angry by the end of it - in my 4 or 5 years of going, it is the worst film I've ever seen them show. 
 
Only go and see this if you like interminable scenes of ugly people bumping into things and falling over.

And I meant to add that Ditch Diggers makes a great point too - I know I'm in danger of straying towards Godwin's law here, but are we also to be expected to feel sorry for, say, the BNP's* official photographer or web editor or whatever if that organisation were to disintegrate?

@ Miller - You're right about the fact that the general feeling is that "the person that was so bad at her job… etc" should be the one to suffer the severest penalties, along with anyone involved in the hacking.

@ Number Two - also very classy was the fact that they ran headlines about the defence solicitor(s) "hounding" Milly Dowler's parents and making them "relive their nightmare" and so on after the recent trial.

My take on it, Prole, is that all the big firms withdrawing their advertising was what ultimately drove the decision to cancel the NOTW. Of course, when it relaunches as the Sunday Sun in a couple of weeks, all advertisers will be back on board and will be able to advertise with a clear conscience.

Oh, and Prole, her actual words were that it was "inconceivable" that she knew what was going on. I'm not an especially big fan (I like it, but I know there's a cult that LOVE it), but that famous quote from The Princess Bride seems like it was fucking written as a response to what she said.

Lurky - it's great, isn't it, your analogy is fantastic. And I like that, since it broke, they have repeatedly stabbed that neck over, and over, and over, with their live blogs and front page updates… I mean, I think it's fantastic and absolutely right, but they seem to be persuing it with a vicousness that a load of…

Oh, and at least the paedeatricians of England can now rest easy.