Good movie find - Dedication (2007)

First movie post here - so it means it's really been one of my high-rated ones,

Before i started seeing this, my mind was the opinion this was an art movie, perhaps i'd have to hit 10-20 such movies to find a good one. After watching the movie i was of the opinion i'll be ready for even 100 movies to find a drama such as "Dedication" which made me smile all along the 1:35 mins.

Story of a uniquely headed comic author who talks out the most immediate thought on his mind, keeps contemplating his definitions on"Life", doesn't believe the nice gurl relation, but ends up teaming up with a female illustrator upon the death of his respected elder partner to build "Beaver's ;) Xmas story". Then see how the wonderful relationship rolls on -

"Life is a single skip for joy" - an absolute must watch with the gurl ! :)

Plot:

Henry Roth is messed up. A New York children’s book author who tells kids that Santa doesn’t exist, he hates sleeping with - and next to - anyone, including his girlfriend and must lay on the floor, usually with heavy objects on top of him just to feel safe. His motto is Life is nothing but the occasional burst of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief. “Dedication,” a modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children’s book series (Billy Crudup) is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator (Mandy Moore) after his best friend and creative collaborator (Tom Wilkinson) passes away marks the directorial debut of Justin Theroux. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.